gonycampsis

English

Etymology

From gony- (“knee”) +‎ -campsis (“bend, curve”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek κάμψις (kámpsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡɒnɪˈkæmpsɪs/

Noun

gonycampsis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Abnormal bending or curvature of the knee.
    • 2014, Hisao Oka,Yuto Konishi &Tomoki Kitawaki, “Simultaneous Measurement of Displacement-MMG/EMG during Exercise”, in SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration‎[1], volume 7, number 9, page 334:
      In the gonycampsis phase and the ankle dorsiflexion phase (pulling-up), the EMG ARV of the gastrocnemius was rather de-creased and the knee joint began to extend (pushing-down).

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