knee

English Thesaurus

1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	articulatio, articulation, joint,
definition	:	(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body)

part meronym	:	hind leg,
definition	:	the back limb of a quadruped (noun.animal)

2. the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cloth covering,
definition	:	a covering made of cloth (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	leg,
definition	:	a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg (noun.artifact)

3. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella (noun.body)

hypernym	:	ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint,
definition	:	a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane (noun.body)

part holonym	:	kneecap, kneepan, patella,
definition	:	a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint (noun.body)

part holonym	:	musculus articularis genus,
definition	:	the articular muscle of the knee (noun.body)

part holonym	:	genicular vein, vena genus,
definition	:	veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein (noun.body)

part meronym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)