Geniculum
A geniculum is a small genu, or angular knee-like structure. It is often used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ. [1] [2]
For example, in the facial canal, the genicular ganglion is situated on the geniculum of the facial nerve, the point where the nerve changes its direction.[3]
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|accessdate=(help) - Gray, Henry (1918). "Anatomy of the Human Body".
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