Patella

Quick meaning: Patella is a noun meaning (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

Meaning

(anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

More Meanings

1. A little dish or vase.
2. (mycology) An orbicular sessile apothecium, with a marginal rim distinct from the thallus.
3. Alternative form of putelee (“type of boat”).

Example Sentences

Both patellae are well preserved for Dolni Věstonice 3 and 13-15, and the left patella remains for Dolni Věstonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).

Subluxed patellas, more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.

The patellae may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the patellae to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the patellae should face forwards.

2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920, Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.

Word Forms

• patellas
• patellae

Synonyms for patella

Depending on context, synonyms include kneecap, kneepan, rotula.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kneecap, kneepan, knee, bipartite, rotula, sesamoid.

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