"Hoffa's fat pad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hoffa's fat pads [plural]
Etymology: Named after Albert Hoffa. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Hoffa's fat pad}} Hoffa's fat pad (plural Hoffa's fat pads)
  1. (anatomy) A cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee. Wikipedia link: Albert Hoffa, Infrapatellar fat pad Categories (topical): Anatomy

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