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patella

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7 lettersPronunciation /pəˈtɛlə/Part of speech nounSorted aaellptStarts with PEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

Word origin

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.

Used in a sentence

  • Subluxed patellas, more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.
  • Both patellae are well preserved for Dolni Věstonice 3 and 13-15, and the left patella remains for Dolni Věstonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).
  • The patellae may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the patellae to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the patellae should face forwards.

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