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Patella
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patella
Latin, meaning: dish, platter, plate Found op http://archives.nd.edu/ppp.htm
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Patella
[n] - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint 2. [n] - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Patella
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Patella
A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint. Also called: kneecap
Found op http://www.knee-surgery.co.uk/glossary.htm
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Patella
the medical term for the kneecap Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=P
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Patella
The knee cap.
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20906
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Patella
Patella: The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a sesamoid bone, a little bone (sesamoid = like a sesame seed) that is embedded in a joint capsule or tendon, in this case the tendon of insertion of the quadriceps muscle (the 'quad'... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4795
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Patella
Pa·tel'la noun ; plural Patellæ . [ Latin , 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. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/32
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patella
<anatomy> The knee cap. The quadriceps tendon attaches to it above and the patellar tendon below. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?patella
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patella
kneecap noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patella
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Patella
genus Patella noun type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Patella
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patella
(pә-tel´ә) a triangular bone at front of the knee. Called also kneecap. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Patella
• (n.) A small dish, pan, or vase. • (n.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. • (n.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee. • (n.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/patella/
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Patella
(from the article `gastropod`) ...and toxoglossate radulae. Many limpets, which scrape algae directly from rock surfaces, have a docoglossate radula, with the marginals greatly ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/27
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patella
(from the article `knee`) ...rounded ends, or condyles, of the femur and tibia that meet at the knee are massive. The rounded ends of the tibia move forward and backward on ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/27
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Patella
(pl. Patellae, (adj. patellar) The fourth segment of the leg or palp, counting from the body.
Found op http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Spiderglossary.htm
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Patella
The patella, also known as the knee cap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body. == Structure == The patella is roughly triangular in... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella
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patella
patella (putel'u) : see kneecap. Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0917240.html
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Patella
The patella (kneecap) is a small bone of the knee joint which resembles an inverted teardrop. The patella is connected to the joint by the medial and patellar retinaculum ligaments and to the tuberosity of the tibia by the patellar ligament. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EP.HTM
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patella
Type: Term Pronunciation: pa-tel′ă, -ē Definitions: 1. The large sesamoid bone, in the combined tendon of the quadriceps femoris, covering the anterior surface of the knee. Synonyms: kneecap Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=66161
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patella
Flat bone embedded in the knee tendon of birds and mammals, which protects the joint from injury Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0035576.html
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patella
on the pedipalp, the second long segment from the base. Found op http://www.vaejovidae.com/Glossary.htm
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PATELLA
Knee cap, a small triangular sesamoid bone located in front of the knee. Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=P
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PATELLA
The roughly triangular sesamoid bone located in front of the knee, within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle, a major extensor of the lower leg. Found op http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/glossp.html
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patella
Latin a small pan; adjective - patellar. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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Patella
[gastropod] Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. Patella is the type genus of the family Patellidae. Species within the genus Patella include: Subgenus Patella Linnaeus, 1758 Subgenus Patellon... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella_(gastropod)
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