Definitions for fabella
fa·bel·la

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fabellanoun

   One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fabella

   The fabella is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is an accessory bone, an anatomical variation present in 39% of humans. Rarely, there are two or three of these bones (fabella bi- or tripartita). It can be mistaken for a loose body or osteophyte. The word fabella is a Latin diminutive of faba 'bean'.In humans, it is more common in men than women, older individuals compared to younger, and there is high regional variation, with fabellae being most common in people living in Asia and Oceania and least common in people living in North America and Africa. Bilateral cases (one per knee) are more common than unilateral ones (one per individual), and within individual cases, fabellae are equally likely to be present in right or left knees. Taken together, these data suggest the ability to form a fabella may be genetically controlled, but fabella ossification may be environmentally controlled.Although the fabella seems to have disappeared with the evolution of Hominidae, it reappeared in humans sometime after they diverged from chimpanzees. It is unknown whether it reappeared soon after this divergence, 5–7 million years ago, or more recently in human evolution."The fabella can lead to posterolateral knee pain either due to cartilage softening (chondromalacia fabellae) or other osteoarthritic changes on its articular surface."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fabellanoun

   one of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals

2. Etymology: [NL., dim. of L. faba a bean.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fabella

   The fabella is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is a variant of normal anatomy and present in humans in 10% to 30% of individuals. Rarely, there are 2 or 3 of these bones. It can be mistaken for a loose body or osteophyte. The fabella is a standard finding on radiographs of the dog and cat, and both medial and lateral fabellae are typically present.

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1. FABELLA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fabella is ranked #72332 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fabella surname appeared 269 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fabella.
   
   60.5% or 163 total occurrences were Asian.
   18.5% or 50 total occurrences were White.
   16.7% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce fabella?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fabella in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fabella in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fabella
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabella
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabella
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fabella
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html