patella

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pa·tel·la /pəˈtelə/ noun [countable] technical  HBHyour knee cap 髌骨，膝盖骨

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patella• He had tripped on a gas-lid in the road and fractured his patella so his wife was busy bandaging him up.Origin patella (1400-1500) Latin patina; → PATINA

pa·tel·la nounChineseSyllable  

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patella
pa‧tel‧la /pəˈtelə/ noun [countable] technicalyour knee cap

pa·tel·laBrE /pəˈtelə/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈtelə/ 🔊 noun (

plural

pa·tel·lae BrE /pəˈteliː/ 🔊 NAmE /pəˈteliː/ 🔊 ) (anatomy 解剖学) the kneecap 髌骨；膝盖骨