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Noun: human knee
  1. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
    - knee, knee joint, articulatio genus, genu

Derived forms: human knees

Type of: ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint

Part of: leg, peg [informal], pin [informal], stick [informal]