Patella
11patella — ► NOUN (pl. patellae) Anatomy ▪ the kneecap. DERIVATIVES patellar adjective. ORIGIN Latin, small dish …
12patella — [pə tel′ə] n. pl. patellas or patellae [pə tel′ē] [L, dim. of patina, a pan < Gr patanē < * petana < IE base * pet , to spread out > FATHOM, L patere] 1. a small, shallow pan used in ancient Rome 2. a movable bone at the front of the… …
13Patella — Infobox Bone Name = Patella tendonismness Latin = GraySubject = 60 GrayPage = 255 Caption = Knee diagram Caption2 = Origins = Insertions = Articulations = MeshName = Patella MeshNumber = A02.835.232.043.650.624 |The patella or kneecap is a thick …
14Patella — The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a sesamoid bone, a little bone (sesamoid = like a sesame seed) that is embedded in a joint capsule or tendon, in this case the tendon of… …
15Patella (os) — Rotule (os) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rotule (homonymie). Une rotule humaine gauche …
16patella — pa·tèl·la s.f. 1a. TS zool.com. mollusco commestibile del genere Patella (Patella coerulea) con una conchiglia a forma di scudo che lo ricopre completamente, che vive attaccato agli scogli ed è molto diffuso nel Mediterraneo 1b. TS zool. mollusco …
17Patella — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Anatomie La patella est le nom d un os du membre inférieur humain couramment appelé rotule. La patella est le nom d un segment dans la patte de certains… …
18Patella — Patẹlla [aus lat. patella, Gen.: patellae = Schüssel; Platte] w; , ...llae (eingedeutscht: ...llen): Kniescheibe, rundlicher, platter Knochen vor dem Kniegelenk, der in die Sehne des ↑Musculus quadriceps femoris eingelassen ist (Anat.). Patẹlla …
19patella — UK [pəˈtelə] / US noun [countable] Word forms patella : singular patella plural patellas medical the bone at the front of your knee. The usual word for this is kneecap …
20patella — n.; pl. lae [L. patella, small pan] 1. The knee cap. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) a. In Arachnida, a leg segment between the femur and tibia (the 4th segment). b. For Acari, see genu; patelliform adj …
