| NOUN | body | kneepan, patella, kneecap | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint |
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| Meaning | A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint. | |
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| Synonyms | patella, kneecap | |
| Part of | knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu | hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella |
| Broader | sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum | Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint |
| Spanish | rótula | |
| Catalan | ròtula | |
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