knee joint

  • 51joint — I UK [dʒɔɪnt] / US adjective [only before noun] *** involving two or more people, or done by them together a joint bank account a joint decision The two presidents issued a joint statement. My sister and I had a joint birthday party. joint… …

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  • 52joint*/*/ — [dʒɔɪnt] adj I 1) involving two or more people, or done by two or more people together a joint decision[/ex] The two presidents issued a joint statement.[/ex] jointly adv 2) a jointly owned property[/ex] II noun [C] joint [dʒɔɪnt] 1) a part of… …

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  • 53knee disarticulation — amputation of the lower limb through the knee joint …

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  • 54knee — [nē] n. [ME kne < OE cneow, akin to Ger knie < IE base * ĝeneu > Sans jānu, Gr gony, gonia, L genu, a knee] 1. a) the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg b) the front part of the leg at this joint 2. a joint… …

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  • 55Joint dislocation — Classification and external resources A traumatic dislocation of the tibiotalar joint of the ankle with distal fibular fracture. Open arrow marks the tibia and the closed arrow marks the talus. ICD …

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  • 56knee — ► NOUN 1) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg. 2) the upper surface of a person s thigh when sitting. 3) something resembling a knee in shape or position, e.g. an angled piece of wood or metal. ► VERB (knees, kneed, kneeing) ▪ hit with… …

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  • 57semilunar cartilage of knee joint external — meniscus lateralis articulationis genus …

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  • 58semilunar cartilage of knee joint internal — meniscus medialis articulationis genus …

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  • 59joint disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or injuries that affect human joints (joint). arthritis is no doubt the best known joint disease, but there are also many others. Diseases of the joints may be variously short lived or exceedingly chronic,… …

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  • 60knee injuries —       the common afflictions of the knee, a relatively fragile joint, as it is exposed to stress in daily activities and sports.       Tearing of cartilages or menisci (crescent shaped disks of cartilage found between the bones) occurs when the… …

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