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English
Etymology
Latin (see below).
Noun
en-noun|pl=patellae or patellas
#The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
Synonyms
kneecap
kneepan
rotula
Translations
See: kneecap
Derived terms
patellar
patellar reflex
patellate
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of patina#Latin|patina.
Noun
patella
#A shallow pan.
#:Quotations
#:*1882: The 'patella' of the accounts is probably a shallow pan. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England'', Volume 4, p. 617.
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