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

This cut shows the peculiar deformity in breaks of this kind; see position of kneepan; also prominence of broken bone above ankle.

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

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

The swelling is seen especially below the kneepan, on each side of the front of the joint, and also often above the kneepan.

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

Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

From the bottom of the belly to the middle of the kneepan, eighteen parts, two minutes.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander