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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GENICULATED
a.[L. geniculatus, from geniculum, a knot or joint, from the root of genu, the knee. See Knee. ] Kneed; knee-jointed; having joints like the knee a little bent; as a geniculated stem or peduncle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GENICULATE
Ge *nic "u *late, a. Etym: [L. geniculatus, fr. geniculum little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. See Knee. ]
Defn: Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
GENICULATE
Ge *nic "u *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Geniculated; p. pr. & vb. n.Geniculating.]
Defn: To form joints or knots on. [R.] Cockeram.
GENICULATED
GENICULATED Ge *nic "u *la `ted, a.
Defn: Same as Geniculate.
New American Oxford Dictionary
geniculate
ge nic u late |jəˈnikyəlit, -ˌlāt ʤəˈnɪkjələt | ▶adjective Anatomy bent at a sharp angle. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin geniculatus, from geniculum ‘small knee, joint (of a plant ).’
geniculate body
ge nic u late bod y (also geniculate nucleus ) ▶noun Anatomy either of two protuberances on the inferior surface of the thalamus that relay auditory and visual impulses respectively to the cerebral cortex.
Oxford Dictionary
geniculate
geniculate |dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlət | ▶adjective Anatomy bent at a sharp angle. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin geniculatus, from geniculum ‘small knee, joint (of a plant )’.
geniculate body
geniculate body (also geniculate nucleus ) ▶noun Anatomy each of two protuberances on the inferior surface of the thalamus which relay auditory and visual impulses respectively to the cerebral cortex.
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