prepatellaradj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːpəˈtɛlə/, U.S.

/ˌpripəˈtɛlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, patellar adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + patellar adj. Compare scientific Latin praepatellaris (1885 or earlier).

Anatomy and Medicine.

Situated in front of the patella; spec. designating a bursa situated between the patella and the skin of the knee.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [adjective] > knee-cap

rotular1803

patellar1850

prepatellar1872

patellofemoral1934

1872 Lancet 7 Dec. 821/1 (heading) Sanguineous hygroma of the pre-patellar serous bursa.

1891 F. H. Hamilton Pract. Treat. Fractures & Dislocations (ed. 8) 434 One of the most constant conditions of the recent fracture is the interposition between the fragments of the lacerated prepatellar aponeurotic structures.

1900 Lancet 20 Oct. 1142/1 The ‘deep prepatellar bursa’..is surely a misnomer, for the bursa is not prepatellar in the least degree.

1957 Jrnl. Philos. 54 498 Unless it were felt that praise or blame is a cue for taking appropriate motivational steps, it would be quite as unreasonable to praise an individual for good habits as for his pre-patellar reflexes.

2005 Jrnl. Reconstructive Microsurg. 21 235 Patellar tendon reconstruction using a free latissimus dorsi flap following resection of a prepatellar myxofibrosarcoma.

Compounds

prepatellar bursitis n. [after scientific Latin bursitis praepatellaris (1887 or earlier)] inflammation of the prepatellar bursa; = housemaid's knee at housemaid n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > bursitis > of knee

housemaid's knee1824

water on the knee1882

prepatellar bursitis1898

1898 B. T. Tilton tr. H. Tillmanns Text-bk. Surg. III. xxxiv. 797 The acute inflammation of the prepatellar bursa (acute prepatellar bursitis) is either serous, sero-fibrinous, or suppurative.

1927 W. C. Campbell Orthopedics of Childhood xii. 217 Pre-patellar bursitis is commonly due to excess kneeling. The symptoms are similar to those of bursitis elsewhere.

1996 Jrnl. Clin. Microbiol. 34 1559/1 A radiograph of the knee was normal, and a clinical diagnosis of prepatellar bursitis was made.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prepatellar
释义	prepatellaradj. Brit. /ˌpriːpəˈtɛlə/, U.S. /ˌpripəˈtɛlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, patellar adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + patellar adj. Compare scientific Latin praepatellaris (1885 or earlier). Anatomy and Medicine. Situated in front of the patella; spec. designating a bursa situated between the patella and the skin of the knee. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [adjective] > knee-cap rotular1803 patellar1850 prepatellar1872 patellofemoral1934 1872 Lancet 7 Dec. 821/1 (heading) Sanguineous hygroma of the pre-patellar serous bursa. 1891 F. H. Hamilton Pract. Treat. Fractures & Dislocations (ed. 8) 434 One of the most constant conditions of the recent fracture is the interposition between the fragments of the lacerated prepatellar aponeurotic structures. 1900 Lancet 20 Oct. 1142/1 The ‘deep prepatellar bursa’..is surely a misnomer, for the bursa is not prepatellar in the least degree. 1957 Jrnl. Philos. 54 498 Unless it were felt that praise or blame is a cue for taking appropriate motivational steps, it would be quite as unreasonable to praise an individual for good habits as for his pre-patellar reflexes. 2005 Jrnl. Reconstructive Microsurg. 21 235 Patellar tendon reconstruction using a free latissimus dorsi flap following resection of a prepatellar myxofibrosarcoma. Compounds prepatellar bursitis n. [after scientific Latin bursitis praepatellaris (1887 or earlier)] inflammation of the prepatellar bursa; = housemaid's knee at housemaid n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > bursitis > of knee housemaid's knee1824 water on the knee1882 prepatellar bursitis1898 1898 B. T. Tilton tr. H. Tillmanns Text-bk. Surg. III. xxxiv. 797 The acute inflammation of the prepatellar bursa (acute prepatellar bursitis) is either serous, sero-fibrinous, or suppurative. 1927 W. C. Campbell Orthopedics of Childhood xii. 217 Pre-patellar bursitis is commonly due to excess kneeling. The symptoms are similar to those of bursitis elsewhere. 1996 Jrnl. Clin. Microbiol. 34 1559/1 A radiograph of the knee was normal, and a clinical diagnosis of prepatellar bursitis was made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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