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ge⋅nic⋅u⋅late

  [juh-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective Biology.
1. having kneelike joints or bends.
2. bent at a joint like a knee.
Origin:
1660–70; < L geniculātus knotted, equiv. to genicul(um) small knee; knot (gen(u) knee + -i- -i- + -culum -cule 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ge⋅nic⋅u⋅late⋅ly, adverb
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ge·nic·u·late   (jə-nĭk'yə-lĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.

  2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.


[Latin geniculātus, with bended knee, from geniculum, diminutive of genū, knee; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ge·nic'u·late·ly adv., ge·nic'u·la'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ge·nic·u·late
Pronunciation: -l&t, -"lAt
Function: adjective
1 : bent abruptly at an angle like a bent knee
2 : relating to, comprising, or belonging to a geniculate body or geniculate ganglion <geniculate cells> <geniculate neurons>
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geniculate ge·nic·u·late (jə-nĭk'yə-lĭt) or ge·nic·u·lat·ed (-lā'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.

  2. Of, relating to, or being the geniculate body or geniculate ganglion.

  3. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

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