patella

pa·tel·la

 (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.

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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 fungi

3. (Archaeology) archaeol a small pan

[C17: from Latin, from patina shallow pan]

paˈtellar adj

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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.

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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.

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patella

The kneecap.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint kneecap, kneepan os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint articulatio 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 limpets genus Patella mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks family Patellidae, Patellidae - marine limpets common limpet, Patella vulgata - marine limpet

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Translations

Kniescheibe

rótula

patella

[pəˈtelə] N (patellae (pl)) [pəˈteliː] → rótula f

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patella

n (Anat) → Patella f (spec), → Kniescheibe f

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patella

n (pl -lae) rótula

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