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patella
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
patella
(noun)
patella
/pə
ˈ
tɛlə/
noun
plural
patellae
/-li/
/pə
ˈ
tɛli/
or
patellas
patella
/pə
ˈ
tɛlə/
noun
plural
patellae
/-li/
/pə
ˈ
tɛli/
or
patellas
Britannica Dictionary definition of PATELLA
[
count
]
technical
:
kneecap
—
see
picture
at
human
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