geniculate
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛnɪkʊlɪt/
- Specialized
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geniculado
- In addition, cholesteatoma may extend into the geniculate ganglion and the internal acoustic meatus.
- geniculate ganglion
So because of that, some people have moved on to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
- So because of that, some people have moved on to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
Examples
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As shown in Figure 4, this approach permits a wide surgical field around the geniculate ganglion, which is usually involved in type 3 and 4A fractures.
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The type 2 fracture reaches the vertical segment, and the type 4 involves the geniculate ganglion.
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The geniculate portion of the tumor remained stable in size three years after treatment.
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Thirteen patients subsequently required surgery for geniculate neuralgia to obtain complete relief.
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This mass was firmly attached to the geniculate fossa and was separate from the dura.
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Type 3 fractures involve the horizontal segment up to the geniculate ganglion and are frequently associated with ossicular chain damage.
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Patient 1: Axial MRI (A) reveals the right internal auditory canal mass with a small portion of the geniculate mass also visible.
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At the point where the facial nerve enters the middle ear, it bends a second time at the geniculate ganglion (the second genu) and courses horizontally through the middle ear.
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The path followed a geniculate shape as it turned sharply around the corner.
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The design featured a geniculate arch that added elegance to the building's entrance.
Synonyms
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Not straight in shape because it was pushed or folded
Having pointed corners rather than rounded sides
A thing with pointed corners like a table or shelf that can hurt you
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of the brain that receives signals from the eye and sends them to the area that processes vision
- Specialized
A brain part that sends signals from the eyes to the back of the brain for vision
- Specialized
A part of the brain that processes sound before it reaches the hearing area
- Specialized
A small oval group of nerve cells under the thalamus that send signals from the senses to the brain's cortex
How Bent
Surface Forms
Morphology
geniculate = genicul (opaque) = genicul + ate
The combining form 'genicul-' is not a familiar standalone English word for most learners, so the adjective's meaning is not transparently inferable from familiar base words.
Etymology
The word geniculate comes from the Latin word genu, which means 'knee' and appears in genuflect meaning 'to bend the knee'. So geniculate means sharply 'bent like a knee', a helpful image for a plant stem, column, or nerve that makes a clear knee-like turn.