Definitions for Patella
pəˈtɛl ə; -ˈtɛl ipatel·la

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patella, kneecap, kneepannoun

   a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

2. Patella, genus Patellanoun

   type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patellanoun

   The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

2. Etymology: From patella, diminutive of patina.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patella

   The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, birds and dogs, but not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone (i.e., embedded within a tendon or a muscle) in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about four years of age.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patella

   The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a small, flat, circular bone situated at the front of the knee joint. It is free-floating and protects the knee and provides leverage for leg muscles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patellanoun

   a small dish, pan, or vase

2. Patellanoun

   the kneepan; the cap of the knee

3. Patellanoun

   a genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food

4. Patellanoun

   a kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus

5. Etymology: [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patella

   The patella, also known as the kneecap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patella

   pa-tel′la, n. a little dish or vase: the knee-pan: a genus of gasteropodous univalve molluscs: the limpet.—adjs. Patel′lar, pertaining to the patella or knee-cap; Patel′late or Patel′lulate; Patel′liform, of the form of a small dish or saucer. [L., dim. of patina, a pan.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patella

   The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patella

   The limpet, of which there are 250 known species.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patella

   A type of bone structure in the knee of a human being and specific animals.

   The patella is in the knee and is healthy and resilient.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on September 11, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATELLA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Patella is ranked #37076 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Patella surname appeared 602 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Patella.
   
   96.5% or 581 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Mollusk Genus

How to pronounce Patella?

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

How to say Patella in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patella in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patella in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Patella in a Sentence

1. American Christian Taylor:

   I was having a lot of patella issues with left knee, it got to where I was focusing on coming out of competitions healthy instead of trying to strive for a world record.

2. Sidney Rice:

   I had both shoulders repaired, torn labrums in both, microfracture on my right hip, torn ACL in my left knee, torn patella tendon in my right knee, so on and so forth.

3. David Geier:

   Often, if they had taken steps when they started having soreness along the patella tendon or Achilles tendon, such as taking a few days off or seeing a doctor or physical therapist, they could have limited the issue before became a much larger and more challenging problem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Patella
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patella
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Patella
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Patella
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Patella
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Patella
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html