Crossword clues for patella
patella
- Femur neighbor
- Anatomical cap
- Cap not found on one's caput
- Kneecap
- A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
- Type genus of the family Patellidae common European limpets
- Kneepan
- What tall ape could be reconstructed from? A kneecap
- Secretary to inform adult it provides joint protection
- It's knee-high
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. Patell[ae]. [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]
A small dish, pan, or vase.
(Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee.
(Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet ( Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.
(Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"knee cap," 1690s, from Latin patella "pan, kneecap," diminutive of patina "pan" (see pan (n.)). So called from its shape. Related: Patellar; patelliform.
Wiktionary
n. (context skeleton English) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
WordNet
Wikipedia
The patella , also known as the kneecap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, and birds, but not in whales or most reptiles and amphibians such as snakes or frogs.
In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about three years of age.
The patella is the kneecap bone.
Patella may also refer to:
- Patella, a segment of the arthropod leg
- Patella (gastropod), a genus of limpets in the family Patellidae
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.
Usage examples of "patella".
He had proceeded to beat Bissonette with the bat all across his body, fracturing bones in both his arms, his fibula, his patella, his coxae, five ribs, and his skull, leaving a five-inch dent in the side of his head.
THE BONES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, sixty in number, are classed as follows: The Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsus, Metatarsus, and Phalanges.
He is in touch with certain Powers, after all, and they've kept him ahead of the curve (as mid-level executives such as Frank DeFelice and George Patella might say) in most respects.
Metatarsals, scapulas, and patellas traced bizarre mosaics across the ceiling.