kneepan

[ nee-pan ]

noun
  1. the kneecap or patella.

Origin of kneepan

1
1400–50; late Middle English. See knee, pan1

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British Dictionary definitions for kneepan

kneepan

/ (ˈniːˌpæn) /


noun
  1. anatomy another word for patella

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