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geˈnicular, a.
[f. L. genicul-um (see prec.) + -ar.]
= next. Also, of or pertaining to the knee or a genu.
1802Spirit Publ. Jrnls. (1803) VI. 347 Buboes, imposthumations, genicular nodes, and the like. 1902H. Morris Human Anat. (ed. 3) v. 756 These fibres..at the genu constitute the genicular bundle. 1913Gray's Anat. (ed. 18) 853 The point where it [sc. the facial nerve] changes its direction is named the geniculum; it presents a reddish gangliform swelling, the genicular ganglion, or nucleus of the sensory root of the nerve. 1951P. Thorek Anat. in Surgery xlv. 837 The middle genicular arteries enter the knee joint through the posterior ligament. 1967G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 161/1 The descending genicular artery arises distally and descends to the knee joint. |