geniculate
IPA: dʒˈɛnɪkjʌɫeɪt
verb
- (obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.
adjective
- (anatomy, botany) Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
- Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
- (anatomy) Relating to a geniculate nucleus.
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Examples of "geniculate" in Sentences
- The stem is erect or geniculate at the base.
- Cytoarchitecture of avian ventral lateral geniculate nucleus.
- Most of these fibres terminate in the lateral geniculate body.
- These fibers reach the geniculate ganglion but do not synapse.
- RHS type 2 is essentially shingles of the geniculate ganglion.
- For the sense of hearing, this is the medial geniculate nucleus.
- The medial geniculate nucleus is part of the thalamic relay system.
- The geniculate ganglion is one of several ganglia of the head and neck.
- The geniculate ganglion also communicates with the lesser petrosal nerve.
- Geniculate neuralgia is a pain syndrome associated with the nervus intermedius.
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