patella
noun/pəˈtelə/
/pəˈtelə/
(plural patellae
(anatomy)/pəˈteliː/
/pəˈteliː/
)- the kneecapTopics Bodyc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of patina ‘shallow dish’, from Greek patanē ‘a plate’.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
patella