{{Short description|Angular knee-like structure}} A '''geniculum''' is a small ''genu'', or angular knee-like structure. The term is often used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ.<ref>{{cite web | title = geniculum | publisher = The Free Dictionary | accessdate = July 24, 2010 | url = http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/geniculum }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = geniculum | publisher = Drugs.com | accessdate = July 24, 2010 | url = https://www.drugs.com/dict/geniculum.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193657/http://www.drugs.com/dict/geniculum.html | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | last = Gray | first = Henry | title = Anatomy of the Human Body | year = 1918 | url = http://www.bartleby.com/107/pages/page902.html }}</ref>
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