gonyectyposis

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/ˌɡɒnɪˌɛktɪˈpoʊsɪs/

noun

Abnormal position of the knee.

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Meanings

noungonyectyposis (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablemedicineAbnormal position of the knee.

    ...with severe skeletal fluorosis may find with gonyectyposis and gonycrotesis.

    2021, Jie Xiang, Xiao-Xiao Zeng & Zhi-Zhong Guan, “Skeletal Fluorosis”, in Coal-burning Type of Endemic Fluorosis

Origin

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

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APA

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“gonyectyposis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonyectyposis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonyectyposis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonyectyposis.

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