patella
/puh-tel-uh/US // pəˈtɛl ə //UK // (pəˈtɛlə) //
髌骨,膝盖骨,膝关节,髌腱
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n.名词 noun
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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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as inknee
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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.
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