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gonyectyposis

/ˌɡɒnɪˌɛktɪˈpoʊsɪs/

gonyectyposis noun: abnormal position of the knee.

Noun

gonyectyposis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Abnormal position of the knee.
    • ...with severe skeletal fluorosis may find with gonyectyposis and gonycrotesis.2021, Jie Xiang, Xiao-Xiao Zeng & Zhi-Zhong Guan, “Skeletal Fluorosis”, in Coal-burning Type of Endemic Fluorosis

Origin of gonyectyposis

From gony- (“knee”) + ec- (“out, away”) + type (“mold, impression”) + -osis (“process, disease, condition”).

Questions about gonyectyposis

What does gonyectyposis mean?
Gonyectyposis means abnormal position of the knee.
What part of speech is gonyectyposis?
Gonyectyposis is a noun.
How do you pronounce gonyectyposis?
Gonyectyposis is pronounced /ˌɡɒnɪˌɛktɪˈpoʊsɪs/.

Words near gonyectyposis in the dictionary

  1. gonycrotesis
  2. gonydeal
  3. gonydial
  4. Gonyea
  5. Gonyeas
  6. gonyectyposis
  7. Gonyer
  8. gonyerite
  9. Gonyers
  10. gonyleptid
  11. gonyleptids

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