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patella

[ puh-tel-uh ]

noun

, plural pa·tel·las, pa·tel·lae [p, uh, -, tel, -ee].
  1. Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
  2. Biology. a panlike or cuplike formation.
  3. Zoology. any limpet of the family Patellidae.
  4. Archaeology. a small pan or shallow vessel.


patella

/ pəˈtɛlə /

noun

  1. anatomy a small flat triangular bone in front of and protecting the knee joint Nontechnical namekneecap
  2. biology a cuplike structure, such as the spore-producing body of certain ascomycetous fungi
  3. archaeol a small pan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


patella

/ pə-tĕlə /

, Plural patellae pə-tĕlē

  1. The small, flat, movable bone at the front of the knee in most mammals.
  2. Also called kneecap
  3. See more at skeleton


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Derived Forms

  • paˈtellar, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pa·tellar adjective
  • postpa·tellar adjective
  • subpa·tellar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patella1

1665–75; < Latin, diminutive of patina, patena pan, literally, something wide open. See paten, -elle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patella1

C17: from Latin, from patina shallow pan
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Example Sentences

Patella believes that the best part of the project was discovering unknown talent.

All 60 pianos were kept in shape by Fred Patella, a local piano tuner who trawled the city every day.

Patella neglecta (n.) Patella melanogramma, Sowerby, not Gmel.

There's a medical paper with a piece in it all about my patella.

Patel′lar, pertaining to the patella or knee-cap; Patel′late or Patel′lulate; Patel′liform, of the form of a small dish or saucer.

And this extended upward without first producing any great distention of the synovial sack under the patella.

With some assistance from a brother physician the patella was brought down to its place, but it would not remain.

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