knee
knee/nē/
noun
- the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans."the ball bounced off his knee and ran out wide"
- an angled piece of wood or metal frame used to connect and support the beams and timbers of a wooden ship.
- an abrupt obtuse or approximately right-angled bend in a graph between parts where the slope varies smoothly.
verb
hit (someone) with one's knee.
"she kneed him in the groin"
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The knee is a synovial joint. Synovial joints have the most freedom to move. They're made of a cavity in one bone that another bone fits into. Slippery hyaline ...
May 14, 2023 · If you have knee pain, some things you can do at home to help break the inflammatory cycle are protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation ...
Common knee problems include sprains, strains, torn cartilage, and arthritis.
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In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), ...
The knee is the largest and most complex joint in the body, holding together the thigh bone, shin bone, fibula (on the outer side of the shin), and kneecap.
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