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

Of the upper part of the leg: The rectus femoris, the large muscle on the front of the leg which connects at the lower end with the kneepan.

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

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

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

From the middle of the kneepan to the beginning of the flank, twenty-seven parts, three minutes.

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

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