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pa·tel·la

 (pə-tĕl′ə)
n. pl. pa·tel·lae (-tĕl′ē)
1.
a. A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint. Also called kneecap.
b. A dish-shaped anatomical formation.
2. A pan or dish in ancient Rome.
[Latin, diminutive of patina, plate, pan; see paten.]
pa·tel′lar, pa·tel′late (-tĕl′ĭt, -āt′) adj.
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patella

(pəˈtɛlə)
n, pl -lae (-liː)
1. (Anatomy) anatomy a small flat triangular bone in front of and protecting the knee joint. Nontechnical name: kneecap
2. (Biology) biology a cuplike structure, such as the spore-producing body of certain ascomycetous fungi
3. (Archaeology) archaeol a small pan
[C17: from Latin, from patina shallow pan]
paˈtellar adj
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pa•tel•la

(pəˈtɛl ə)

n., pl. -tel•las, -tel•lae (-ˈtɛl i)
1. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
2. any other disklike anatomical structure.
[1665–75; < Latin: kneecap, small plate, diminutive of patina, patena. See paten, -elle]
pa•tel′lar, adj.
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pa·tel·la

(pə-tĕl′ə)
The small, flat, movable bone at the front of the knee in most mammals. Also called kneecap. See more at skeleton.
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patella

The kneecap.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee jointpatella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kneecap, kneepan
os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
2.patella - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpetsPatella - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
genus Patella
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Patellidae, Patellidae - marine limpets
common limpet, Patella vulgata - marine limpet
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Translations

patella

[pəˈtelə] N (patellae (pl)) [pəˈteliː] → rótula f
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patella

n (Anat) → Patella f (spec), → Kniescheibe f
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patella

n (pl -lae) rótula
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Between 1991 and 1999, the men had undergone measurement of lead in their patellas. For the current analysis, the researchers looked at associations between patella lead and mortality from all causes, from cardiovascular disease, and from ischemic heart disease.
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Normal patellas should be centered within the trochlear groove and face forward.
The patellofemoral joint is the articulation between the patella and the trochlear groove of the femur.
The patella has developed and range of motion of the knee has begun.
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Nine surface contact pairs were defined for the femur, tibia, patella, and other soft tissue.
Optical tracking system (Polaris hybrid optical tracking system, NDI, Calgary, AB, Canada) was used to measure the trajectory of the femur, tibia, and patella under squatting for analysis of knee relative motion by coordinate transformation [21] (Figure 5).
For dynamic movement measurement, three reference frames consisting of 14 mm diameter markers were fixed in tibia, femur, and patella, respectively.
Modelling and analysis on biomechanical dynamic characteristics of knee flexion movement under squatting
We discuss some of the more commonly symptomatic bones, namely the os acromiale, os styloideum, metacarpal and hallux sesamoids, patella, os trigonum, os calcaneus secundarius, accessory navicular, os peroneum, and os intermetatarseum.
Patella fractures are usually transverse, often resulting from rapid flexion against a fully contracted quadriceps.
Differentiation of an acute patella fracture from a bipartite patella may be difficult.
Accessory ossicles and sesamoid bones: spectrum of pathology and imaging evaluation

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