1. patella - Noun
2. Patella - Proper noun
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 dictionaryRangers 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