patella

pa·tel·la

P0107900 (pə-tĕl′ə)n. pl. pa·tel·lae (-tĕl′ē) 1. a. A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint. Also called kneecap.b. A dish-shaped anatomical formation.2. A pan or dish in ancient Rome.

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[Latin, diminutive of patina, plate, pan; see paten.]

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pa·tel′lar, pa·tel′late (-tĕl′ĭt, -āt′) adj.

patella

(pəˈtɛlə) n, pl -lae (-liː) 1. (Anatomy) anatomy a small flat triangular bone in front of and protecting the knee joint. Nontechnical name: kneecap 2. (Biology) biology a cuplike structure, such as the spore-producing body of certain ascomycetous fungi3. (Archaeology) archaeol a small pan[C17: from Latin, from patina shallow pan] paˈtellar adj

pa•tel•la

(pəˈtɛl ə)

n., pl. -tel•las, -tel•lae (-ˈtɛl i) 1. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. 2. any other disklike anatomical structure. [1665–75; < Latin: kneecap, small plate, diminutive of patina, patena. See paten, -elle] pa•tel′lar, adj.

pa·tel·la

(pə-tĕl′ə) The small, flat, movable bone at the front of the knee in most mammals. Also called kneecap. See more at skeleton.

patella

The kneecap.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee jointkneecap, kneepanos sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointarticulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
	2.	Patella - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpetsgenus Patellamollusk genus - a genus of mollusksfamily Patellidae, Patellidae - marine limpetscommon limpet, Patella vulgata - marine limpet

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