patella

Meaning

1. The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
2. A little dish or vase.
3. An orbicular sessile apothecium, with a marginal rim distinct from the thallus.

Synonyms

kneecap

knee-cap

kneepan

knee cap

knee-pan

knee

metatarsus

phalanges

radius

scapula

shoulder blade

tibia

toes

ulna

tarsus

whirbone

limb bones

carpus

rotula

cranium

femur

fibula

humerus

metacarpus

Translations

Kniescheibe

rótula

rotula

rotule

rótula

patella

Patella

ròtula

Pfännchen

patela

knieschijf

patella

επιγονατίδα

diz kapağı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈtɛlə/

Etymology

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.