"patella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈtɛlə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-patella.wav Forms: patellas [plural], patellae [plural]
enPR: pətĕl'ə [US] Etymology: From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{uder|en|la|patella||a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella}} Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), {{doublet|en|paella}} Doublet of paella Head templates: {{en-noun|s|patellae}} patella (plural patellas or patellae)
  1. (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap. Categories (topical): Skeleton Synonyms (kneecap): kneecap, kneepan, rotula
    Sense id: en-patella-en-noun-vYej~UnF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 21 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 11 21 7 3 6 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 7 25 5 2 4 4 1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'kneecap': 94 6
  2. A little dish or vase.
    Sense id: en-patella-en-noun-3u8o66Jp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nail-patella syndrome, patella femoral pain syndrome, patellar, patellar reflex, patellate Related terms: chondromalacia patellae, nail-patella syndrome, patella femoral pain syndrome, patellar, patellar reflex, patellate
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: patellas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} patella (plural patellas)
  1. Alternative form of putelee (“type of boat”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: putelee (extra: type of boat)
    Sense id: en-patella-en-noun-y93NKxuM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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