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patella

noun
🔊/pəˈtelə/
🔊/pəˈtelə/
(plural patellae
🔊/pəˈteliː/
🔊/pəˈteliː/
)
(anatomy解剖学)
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  1. the kneecap髌骨；膝盖骨Topics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of patina ‘shallow dish’, from Greek patanē ‘a plate’.