"rotula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotulas [plural], rotulae [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rotula. Doublet of role and roll. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|rotula}} Learned borrowing from Latin rotula, {{dbt|en|role|roll}} Doublet of role and roll Head templates: {{en-noun|s|rotulae}} rotula (plural rotulas or rotulae)
  1. (anatomy) The patella; the kneecap. Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-rotula-en-noun-qYvT8ccX Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (zoology) One of the five radial pieces in the dentary apparatus of the sea urchin. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-rotula-en-noun-DnFNWvIU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rotular

Inflected forms

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