Patella is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PATELLA in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the knee-cap
• the kneecap.
• A small dish, pan, or vase.
• The kneepan; the cap of the knee.
• 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.
• A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
• a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
• type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
• kneecap
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the flat movable bone at the front of the knee

Words related to PATELLA

kneecap15 kneepan13 patellae10 patellar10 patellas10

Words that contain PATELLA

patellae10 patellar10 patellas10 patellate11 prepatellar15

How to use PATELLA in a sentence

• Patella is the Latin name, but children call it Tent-Shell.
• Temporary luxation of the patella is a common affection of the horse and fixed luxation of this bone also occurs.
• The two joints, though far apart, act as one, and they are locked by the drawing up of the patella, and in no other way.
• No difficulty is encountered in recognizing the fracture of the patella because of the exposed position of the bone.
• The patella may be pushed inward and into position without manipulation of the leg.
• Retention of the patella in position is a difficult problem.

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