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patella |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl {Patell[ae]}. [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. 2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: patella n 1: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {kneecap}, {kneepan}] 2: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets [syn: {Patella}, {genus Patella}]
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