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patella

/pə'tɛlə/

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noun
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
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kneecap kneepan

type of:
sesamoid bone sesamoid os sesamoideum

part of:
knee articulatio genus knee joint genu human knee
noun
type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
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genus patella

type of:
mollusk genus

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