kneepan

English Thesaurus

1. 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)