knee

[A.S. cnedw.'] i. The articulation between the femur and the tibia, covered anteriorly by the patella, i. In the hqrse the collective carpal joints. 3. In anatomy, any recurved structure resembling a semi flexed knee, genu. Brodie's k., white swelling, chronic fvmgoid synovitis of the knee, broken k., any injury of the knee in the horse, varying in severity from a superficial