patella

Speech parts

1. patella - Noun

2. Patella - Proper noun

Meaning

A small dish, pan, or vase.

The kneepan; the cap of the knee.

A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.

A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kneecap kneepan knee cap genus Patella cup cruse basin bowl caster goblet can drum bucket ball bone
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Hypernyms

sesamoid sesamoid bone mollusk genus os sesamoideum

Derivatives

patellae

Examples

Rangers LHP James Jones tore the patella tendon in his right knee on Monday. Source: Internet

Fibers from the medial and lateral vasti form two retinacula that stretch past the patella on either sides down to the condyles of the tibia. Source: Internet

The patella (kneecap) is the bone in front of the knee. Source: Internet

The patella or kneecap on each side is an example of a larger sesamoid bone. Source: Internet

Suns: Played without C Aron Baynes (left hip soreness), F Cameron Johnson and C/F Frank Kaminsky III (right patella stress fracture). Source: Internet

Rankin was activated from the PUP from when he sustained the patella injury in his knee that ended his 2019 season. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

patela Pateley Bridge patell patella femoral pain syndrome Patella vulgata patellae