KNUCKLE

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 23

n. Nu'k'l. A.-S., cnucl. Fr., articulation (ou jointure) d'un doigt (1st def.;. Ger.. Knochel (1st def.). 1. The prominence formed by a joint of a finger when it is flexed; also any similar object. 2. A joint of a plant, [a, 41.] [s. 548]