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geniculo-

geniculo- prefix: of the structure of a knee.

Prefix

geniculo-

  1. Of the structure of a knee.
  2. Of an abrupt bend.

Origin of geniculo-

From Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”) + -o-, from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about geniculo-

What does geniculo- mean?
Geniculo- means of the structure of a knee.
What part of speech is geniculo-?
Geniculo- is a prefix.

Words near geniculo- in the dictionary

  1. geniculates
  2. geniculating
  3. geniculation
  4. geniculations
  5. geniculatoside
  6. geniculo-
  7. geniculocalcarine
  8. geniculocalcerine
  9. geniculocortical
  10. geniculoextrastriate
  11. geniculohypothalamic

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