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PATELLA
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Irregular inflected form: patellae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Synonyms:
genus Patella; Patella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Patella" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Patella"):
common limpet; Patella vulgata (marine limpet)
Holonyms ("Patella" is a member of...):
family Patellidae; Patellidae (marine limpets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("patella" is a kind of...):
os sesamoideum; sesamoid; sesamoid bone (any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint)
Holonyms ("patella" is a part of...):
articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)
Derivation:
patellar (near or relating to the patella or kneecap)
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