kneepan

American  

[nee-pan] / ˈniˌpæn /

noun

1. the kneecap or patella.

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kneepan British  

/ ˈniːˌpæn /

noun

1. anatomy another word for patella

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Etymology

Origin of kneepan

1400–50; late Middle English. See knee, pan ¹

Example Sentences

The great muscles of the thigh acting over the kneepan tend to bend the body forward, but the muscles of the calf neutralize this action.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

A somewhat similar swelling, often as large as an egg, is sometimes seen over the kneepan, more often in those who work upon their knees, hence the name housemaid's knee.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

The patella, or kneepan, has no corresponding bone in the arm; and the carpus, or ankle, which corresponds to the wrist, contains seven instead of eight bones.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Nobody knew as he did how each morsel of leather would behave itself under the needle, or could come within two hairbreadths of him in accuracy across the kneepan.

From Ralph the Heir by Trollope, Anthony