Patella
51patella — noun (plural patellae or las) Etymology: Latin, from diminutive of patina shallow dish Date: 1693 a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint called also kneecap • patellar… …
52patella — patellar, adj. /peuh tel euh/, n., pl. patellas, patellae / tel ee/. 1. Anat. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Biol. a panlike or cuplike formation. 3. Zool. any limpet of the family… …
53patella — noun The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap. Syn: kneecap, kneepan, rotula …
54patella — {{hw}}{{patella}}{{/hw}}s. f. Mollusco dei Gasteropodi commestibile, con conchiglia a cono molto basso che aderisce alle rocce litorali col piede a ventosa …
55Patella — Pa|tẹl|la 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: tẹl|len; Anat.〉 Kniescheibe [Etym.: lat., »kleine Pfanne«] …
56patella — pa|tel|la [pəˈtelə] n technical [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: patina; PATINA] your ↑knee cap …
57patella — pa|tel|la [ pə telə ] noun count MEDICAL the bone at the front of your knee. The usual word for this is kneecap …
58patella — pl.f. patelle …
59patella — pÉ™ telÉ™ n. small round bone of the kneecap …
60patella — [pə tɛlə] noun (plural patellae li:) Anatomy the kneecap. Derivatives patellar adjective patellate lət adjective Origin C16: from L., dimin. of patina shallow dish …
