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ge·nic·u·late

(jə-nĭk′yə-lĭt) also ge·nic·u·lat·ed (-lā′tĭd)

adj.

1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.

2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

[Latin geniculātus, with bended knee, from geniculum, diminutive of genū, knee; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]

ge·nic′u·late·ly adv.

ge·nic′u·la′tion n.

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geniculate

(dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt)

adj

1. (Biology) biology bent at a sharp angle: geniculate antennae.

2. (Biology) having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply

[C17: from Latin geniculātus jointed, from geniculum a little knee, small joint, from genu knee]

geˈniculately adv

geˌnicuˈlation n

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ge•nic•u•late

(dʒəˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

adj.

bent at a joint like a knee.

[1660–70; < Latin geniculātus knotted, derivative of genicul(um) small knee, knot (gen(u) knee + -culum -cle¹)]

ge•nic′u•late•ly, adv.

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geniculate - bent at a sharp angle

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

Translations

ge·nic·u·late

1. a. geniculado-a.

2. doblado-a, como una rodilla;

rel. al ganglio del nervio facial;

___ body → cuerpo ___;

___ ganglion → ganglio ___;

___ neuralgia → neuralgia ___.

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Comments on the fine structural organization of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the mouse.

Impairment Induction by Axotomy in Motor Functional and Histological Anterior Horn of Spinal Cord Structure/Induccion del Deterioro por Axotomia en la Estructura Motora Funcional e Histologica del Asta Anterior de la Medula Espinal

The lesions usually involve the geniculate ganglion (GG), even if they could involve other segments of the FN, such as the internal auditory canal (IAC) area, and the vertical segment of the FN, near the take-off point of the chorda tympani [3].

Endoscopic Transcanal Approach to Geniculate Ganglion Hemangioma and Simultaneous Facial Nerve Reinnervation: A Case Report

[6] In extra-pontine myelinolysis cases, these features are observed frequently in the corpus callosum, basal ganglia, hippocampus, lateral geniculate body, thalamus, cerebellum, and cerebral subcortex, and it is observed infrequently in the midbrain, internal capsule, and medulla oblongata.

A CASE OF OSMOTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN OSMOTIC DEMYELINATION SYNDROME WITH SEVERE HYPERNATREMIA

The major visual pathway relays signals from the retina to the primary visual cortex (striate cortex/V1; situated in the occipital lobe) via the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) in the thalamus.

Residual visual function in cortical vision loss

Autopsy revealed dorsal root ganglionopathy and ganglionopathy of the cranial nerves: Scarpa's ganglion (84% reduction in cell bodies), geniculate and trigeminal ganglia as well, but spiral ganglion and auditory nerve were intact.

CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR SIGNS SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENT IN A PATIENT WITH INSTABILITY--A CASE REPORT/CENTRALNI I PERIFERNI VESTIBULARNI ZNACI ISTOVREMENO PRISUTNI KOD PACIJENATA SA NESTABILNOSCU--PRIKAZ SLUCAJA

Histological studies of the effects of oral administration of artesunate on the medial geniculate body of adult wistarrats.

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVES ON LIVER OF MALE ALBINO MICE

Some coralline algae grow as tufts and have thin jointed branches that sway with the currents (geniculate coralline algae), while others grow as thick pink crusts (crustose coralline algae (8)).

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Geniculate artery embolization (CAE), a minimally invasive treatment in which a physician inserts catheters through a pinhole sized incision to block the arteries and capillaries in the lining of the knee, shows promise for easing knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.

Noninvasive Treatment for Knee Pain Shows Promise

It was seen that the fracture line crossed at the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve (Figure 4).

Post-traumatic Delayed Peripheral Facial Palsy

Our finding are similar to many earlier reports where the MSG treatment caused vacuolations in the stroma of many body organs including liver tissue8, lateral geniculate body9, medial geniculate body,testes10,superior colliculus11, oviduct12, seminiferous tubules13 and interstitial connective tissue in testes14.

AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF DILTIAZEM ON THE MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE TREATED STROMA OF FALLOPIAN TUBE AND SERUM ESTROGEN LEVELS

Endopod 2-segmented; first segment shorter than second, with 1 inner seta; second segment with outer row of long spinules, 1 proximal seta, 1 spine and 1 seta subdistally along inner margin, and 7 apical elements, 4 of them geniculate.

First Record of the Family Peltidiidae (Copepoda; Harpacticoida) from the Gulf of Mexico, with the Description of a New Species of Peltidium

Its fibers arise from the lateral geniculate body and are myelinated by oligodendrocytes.