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patella

pa·tel·la [ pə téllə ] (plural pa·tel·lae [ pə télee ] or pa·tel·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
anatomy  ( technical )
Same as  kneecapn (sense 1)


[15th century. < Latin, literally "small shallow dish" (from the shape) < patina (see paten)]

pa·tel·lar adjective
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