Patella: , gen. and pl. patellae [TA] The large sesamoid bone, in the combined tendon of the quadriceps femoris, covering the anterior surface of the knee. SYN: kneecap. [L. a small plate, the kneecap, dim. of patina, a shallow disk, fr. pateo, to lie open]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Patella: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Patella: The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Patella: The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.
Source: MeSH 2007
Patella (organ): Another name for Kneecap.
Patella (organ): Bone at front of the knee (patella).
More information on organs: Kneecap:
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Source - MeSH 2007
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Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Patella into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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