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patella

/puh-tel-uh/US // pəˈtɛl ə //UK // (pəˈtɛlə) //

髌骨,膝盖骨,膝关节,髌腱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pa·tel·las, pa·tel·lae [puh-tel-ee]. /pəˈtɛl i/.

    • : Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
    • : Biology. a panlike or cuplike formation.
    • : Zoology. any limpet of the family Patellidae.
    • : Archaeology. a small pan or shallow vessel.

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Examples

  • Patella believes that the best part of the project was discovering unknown talent.

  • All 60 pianos were kept in shape by Fred Patella, a local piano tuner who trawled the city every day.

  • Patella neglecta (n.) Patella melanogramma, Sowerby, not Gmel.

  • There's a medical paper with a piece in it all about my patella.

  • Patel′lar, pertaining to the patella or knee-cap; Patel′late or Patel′lulate; Patel′liform, of the form of a small dish or saucer.

  • And this extended upward without first producing any great distention of the synovial sack under the patella.

  • With some assistance from a brother physician the patella was brought down to its place, but it would not remain.