knee
Shin's upper neighbor
The knee is the joint connecting the upper and lower parts of the leg, allowing it to bend.
It's a complex hinge protected by the kneecap, and notably vulnerable to injury in athletics.
To knee someone is to strike them with your knee.
If you bring someone to their knees, you force them into submission or defeat.
On bended knee suggests supplication or a marriage proposal.
Something knee-jerk is automatic and unthinking, like the reflex doctors test.
Triangular bone covering knee
cartilage · ligament · tendon · bursa · synovial · condyle · epiphysis · popliteal
Knee-bending act of reverence
- crouchingBending low, knees bent
- squattingLow crouch position
- curtsyRespectful knee-bending gesture
- bowingBending forward in deference
prostration · prayer · flexion · extension · lunge · plié · proposal · kowtow
Ruptured knee cartilage
- ACL tearTorn knee ligament
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- fractureSplit in hard material
- dislocationForced out of position
swelling · inflammation · hyperextension · bursitis · tendonitis · osteoarthritis · effusion · contusion
Device providing structural stability
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- arthroscopyMinimally invasive joint procedure
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
ice · compression · elevation · immobilization · surgery · prosthesis · orthosis · sleeve
patella
Triangular bone covering knee
meniscus · cartilage · ligament · tendon · bursa · synovial · condyle · epiphysis · popliteal · quadriceps
genuflection
Knee-bending act of reverence
bowing · prostration · prayer · flexion · extension · lunge · plié · proposal · kowtow · supplication
torn meniscus
Ruptured knee cartilage
dislocation · swelling · inflammation · hyperextension · bursitis · tendonitis · osteoarthritis · effusion · contusion
brace
Device providing structural stability
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- arthroscopyMinimally invasive joint procedure
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
crutches · ice · compression · elevation · immobilization · surgery · prosthesis · orthosis · sleeve · bandage
walking
Locomotion on foot
climbing · squatting · pivoting · lunging · stepping · striding · cycling · dancing · hopping · marching
timber
Wood for construction
- frameSupporting outer structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- hullOuter covering or frame
rib · beam · bracket · deck · stem · keel · keelson · angle · support · wooden
- bend the kneeCeremonial act of submission
- hands and kneesCrawling position
- knee padsCushioned joint protectors
- knee deepImmersed to a point
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
- skinned kneeAbraded joint from falling
kneel, knees, kneecap, kneeling, knelt, kneed, kneels, kneepad, kneeing