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单词 patella
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•tel•la /pəˈtɛlə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tel•las, -tel•lae 
    /-ˈtɛli/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Anatomythe bone at the front of the knee;
    kneecap.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•tel•la  (pə tel′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tel•las, -tel•lae 
    (-tel′ē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomythe flat, movable bone at the front of the knee;
    kneecap. See diag. under skeleton. 
  2. Zoology[Biol.]a panlike or cuplike formation.
  3. ZoologyZool. any limpet of the family Patellidae.
  4. ArchaeologyArchaeol. a small pan or shallow vessel.
  • Latin, diminutive of patina, patena pan, literally, something wide open. See paten, -elle
  • 1665–75
pa•tel ′lar, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
patella /pəˈtɛlə/ n ( pl -lae / -liː/)
  1. a small flat triangular bone in front of and protecting the knee joint
    Nontechnical name: kneecap
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from patina shallow pan

paˈtellar adj
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