jointed; resembling a knee
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Geniculate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To form joints or knots on.
To form joints or knots on.
(a.)
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
geniculate
\ge*nic"u*late\ (?), a. [l. geniculatus, fr. geniculum little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. see knee.] bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
geniculate
\ge*nic"u*late\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. geniculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. geniculating.] to form joints or knots on. [r.] ockeram.
similar words(1)
lateral geniculate body
Adjective
1. bent at a sharp angle
(similar) crooked
(classification) biology, biological science
Geniculate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The geniculate ganglion (from Latin genu, for "knee") is an L-shaped collection of fibers and sensory neurons of the facial nerve located in the facial canal of the head. It receives fibers from the motor, sensory, and parasympathetic components of the facial nerve and sends fibers that will innervate the lacrimal glands, submandibular glands, sublingual glands, tongue, palate, pharynx, external auditory meatus, stapedius, posterior belly of the digastric muscle, stylohyoid muscle, and muscles of facial expression.
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