geniculate adjective. [dʒɪ'nɪkjʊlǝt] M17.
[Latin geniculatus, from geniculum joint in a plant stem, small knee, dim. of genu knee: see -CULE, -ATE².]
Bent at a sharp angle; Anatomy situated at a sharp bend. Also, resembling a knee.
geniculate body Anatomy either of two protuberances on each side of the inferior surface of the thalamus which relay auditory and visual impulses respectively to the cerebral cortex. geniculate ganglion Anatomy a sensory ganglion at a bend of the facial nerve. geniculate nucleus Anatomy = geniculate body above.
Also
■ geniculated adjective M17.

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