- femorotibial joint
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(ARTHROPODA)One of the two primary bendings of a typical leg, pertains to the femur and the tibia; see coxotrochanteral joint.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
femorotibial joint
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