Kneecap

Kneecap

Also called patella. The small bone that is in front of the knee.

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kneecap

Anatomy; Human body

Also called patella. The small bone that is in front of the knee.

kneecap

Animals; Dogs

The stifle, with the bone known as the patella.

kneecap

Language; Dictionaries

The kneepan. A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.

kneecap

Science; General science

A small rounded movable bone that is situated in a tendon in front of the knee joint in most mammals (including humans). The function of the patella is to protect the knee.

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Anatomy; Human body

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Anatomy; Human body

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Anatomy; Human body

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