Hypertext Webster Gateway: "patella"
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) 1.7 (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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