'stifle joint' definitions:

Definition of 'stifle joint'

From: GCIDE
  • Stifle \Sti"fle\, n. [From Stiff.] (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also {stifle joint}. See Illust. under Horse. [1913 Webster]
  • Stifle bone, a small bone at the stifle joint; the patella, or kneepan. [1913 Webster]