Genu \Ge"nu\, n.; pl. {Genua}. [L., the knee.] (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain.
genu n : hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {articulatio genus}] [also: {genua} (pl)]