loading...| Preferred Name | knee joint | |
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articulatio genus joint of knee |
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| Definitions |
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation[WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001485 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000979 |
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MESH:D007719 Wikipedia:Knee EMAPA:19137 NCIT:C32898 EFO:0001957 galen:KneeJoint SCTID:182204005 VHOG:0001003 FMA:35175 GAID:114 MA:0000471 |
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| definition |
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation[WP,unvetted]. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
joint of knee |
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| has_related_synonym |
articulatio genus |
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| label |
knee joint |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001485 |
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| prefLabel |
knee joint |
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