patella
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mollusk genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of mollusks (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | common limpet, patella vulgata, |
| definition | : | marine limpet (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family patellidae, patellidae, |
| definition | : | marine limpets (noun.animal) |
2. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone, |
| definition | : | any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint, |
| definition | : | hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | patellar, |
| definition | : | near or relating to the patella or kneecap (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | patellar, |
| definition | : | near or relating to the patella or kneecap (adj.pert) |
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