genicularadj.

Brit.

/dʒᵻˈnɪkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/dʒəˈnɪkjələr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin geniculum , -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin geniculum (see geniculum n.) + -ar suffix¹. Compare earlier geniculate adj., geniculated adj.

†1. Perhaps: of the nature or resembling a knot. Obsolete. rare.

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1703 T. Brown et al. Contin. Lett. from Dead to Living (new ed.) 23 Which effectually Cures all..Bubo's, Imposthumations, Carbuncles, Genicular Nodes, and the like.

2. Chiefly Botany and Zoology = geniculate adj. 1. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of a geniculum.

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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > bent or jointed

geniculate1657

geniculated1657

genicular1817

geniculating1835

geniculant1853

1817 L. W. Dillwyn Descr. Catal. Recent Shells I. 21 The ribs are very prominent, somewhat genicular, and slightly tuberculated.

1862 Med. & Surg. Reporter 31 May 213/1 (caption) The genicular ganglion, into which proceed the great and little stony nerves.

1871 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 14 33 They [sc. certain ammonites] increase very gradually in size, and acquire a line of genicular tubercles on the fourth whorl.

1919 J. B. Reeside Some Amer. Jurassic Ammonites (U.S. Geol. Surv.) 38/2 The costae on the sides and genicular ridges are numerous, linear and single.

1966 Jrnl. Paleontol. 40 163/1 They [sc. certain graptolites] all have thecae with..a genicular angle either at or near 90 degrees.

1978 Selbyana 2 274 Anthurium polyschistum... Slender creeping plant... Lamina (9)-11 to 15-sect, the segments radiating from a genicular nexus.

2004 Integrative & Compar. Biol. 44 598/1 Genicula in large fronds [of coralline algae] are composed of a stronger material than genicula in small fronds; that is, genicular tissue strengthens as the fronds grow.

3. Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. Of or relating to the knee (in a person or animal). Cf. genual adj.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > knee > [adjective]

genicular1833

1833 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. 1 157 I clung to the saddle with all the energy of genicular power.

1883 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 10 71 Under side of the body, and also the legs, pale ochreous; tarsi annulated with fuscous. Genicular brush smoky.

1913 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 4) 951 The distal muscular, or sural, arteries..anastomose with branches of the posterior tibial artery and the lower genicular arteries.

1992 Burns 18 170/2 It can be postulated that an ischaemic element due to disruption of the genicular anastomosis of vessels around the knee was also contributory.

1999 C. Easterbrook tr. R. Roy in F. R. Prete et al. Praying Mantids ii. 30 Each of the four femora end with a dorsal and a ventral genicular lobe, which are generally short and rounded but sometimes pointed... On the ventral side of the femora there is usually a genicular spine.

2011 A. Alonso et al. Peripheral Vascular Dis. ii. 13 At the knee, the popliteal artery gives rise to the genicular arteries and the sural arteries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	genicular
释义	genicularadj. Brit. /dʒᵻˈnɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /dʒəˈnɪkjələr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin geniculum , -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin geniculum (see geniculum n.) + -ar suffix¹. Compare earlier geniculate adj., geniculated adj. †1. Perhaps: of the nature or resembling a knot. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1703 T. Brown et al. Contin. Lett. from Dead to Living (new ed.) 23 Which effectually Cures all..Bubo's, Imposthumations, Carbuncles, Genicular Nodes, and the like. 2. Chiefly Botany and Zoology = geniculate adj. 1. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of a geniculum. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > bent or jointed geniculate1657 geniculated1657 genicular1817 geniculating1835 geniculant1853 1817 L. W. Dillwyn Descr. Catal. Recent Shells I. 21 The ribs are very prominent, somewhat genicular, and slightly tuberculated. 1862 Med. & Surg. Reporter 31 May 213/1 (caption) The genicular ganglion, into which proceed the great and little stony nerves. 1871 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 14 33 They [sc. certain ammonites] increase very gradually in size, and acquire a line of genicular tubercles on the fourth whorl. 1919 J. B. Reeside Some Amer. Jurassic Ammonites (U.S. Geol. Surv.) 38/2 The costae on the sides and genicular ridges are numerous, linear and single. 1966 Jrnl. Paleontol. 40 163/1 They [sc. certain graptolites] all have thecae with..a genicular angle either at or near 90 degrees. 1978 Selbyana 2 274 Anthurium polyschistum... Slender creeping plant... Lamina (9)-11 to 15-sect, the segments radiating from a genicular nexus. 2004 Integrative & Compar. Biol. 44 598/1 Genicula in large fronds [of coralline algae] are composed of a stronger material than genicula in small fronds; that is, genicular tissue strengthens as the fronds grow. 3. Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. Of or relating to the knee (in a person or animal). Cf. genual adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > knee > [adjective] genicular1833 1833 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. 1 157 I clung to the saddle with all the energy of genicular power. 1883 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 10 71 Under side of the body, and also the legs, pale ochreous; tarsi annulated with fuscous. Genicular brush smoky. 1913 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 4) 951 The distal muscular, or sural, arteries..anastomose with branches of the posterior tibial artery and the lower genicular arteries. 1992 Burns 18 170/2 It can be postulated that an ischaemic element due to disruption of the genicular anastomosis of vessels around the knee was also contributory. 1999 C. Easterbrook tr. R. Roy in F. R. Prete et al. Praying Mantids ii. 30 Each of the four femora end with a dorsal and a ventral genicular lobe, which are generally short and rounded but sometimes pointed... On the ventral side of the femora there is usually a genicular spine. 2011 A. Alonso et al. Peripheral Vascular Dis. ii. 13 At the knee, the popliteal artery gives rise to the genicular arteries and the sural arteries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1703
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