gonyectyposis

English

Etymology

From gony- (“knee”) +‎ ec- (“out, away”) +‎ type (“mold, impression”) +‎ -osis (“process, disease, condition”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡɒnɪˌɛktɪˈpoʊsɪs/

Noun

gonyectyposis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology, rare) Abnormal position of the knee.
    • 2021, Jie Xiang, Xiao-Xiao Zeng & Zhi-Zhong Guan, “Skeletal Fluorosis”, in Coal-burning Type of Endemic Fluorosis‎[1]:
      ...with severe skeletal fluorosis may find with gonyectyposis and gonycrotesis.

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