Synonyms for patella

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puh-tel-uh

Phonetic Transcription : pəˈtɛl ə

Définition of patella

Origin : "knee cap," 1690s, from Latin patella "pan, kneecap," diminutive of patina "pan" (see pan (n.)). So called from its shape. Related: Patellar; patelliform.

As in knee : noun body part

Example sentences :

There's a medical paper with a piece in it all about my patella.
Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas

That the patella and articular surface of the femur are healthy.
Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell

Exit, about centre of patella, which latter was cleanly perforated.
Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins

The palpi (fig. 206) have the femora black and the patella white.
Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton

The tarsus is small and narrow, not as long as the patella and tibia.
Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton

The patella and tibia are together about as long as the femur.
Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton

The patella and tibia together are nearly as long as the femur.
Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton

The third and fourth legs have the femur and patella orange.
Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton

The patella is well developed, and so too are the fabellae as a general rule.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

Patella Vulgaris; (a) palate, natural size; (b, c) Ditto, enlarged.
Extract from : « Glaucus » by Charles Kingsley

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