Patella - What does it mean?
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has no English definition.
(skeleton) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
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has no English definition.
As a noun patella
is the sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.patella
English
(wikipedia patella)Noun
(en-noun)page 188,
- Subluxed patellas , more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.
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- Since patella' diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small ' patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.
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- Both patellae' are well preserved for Dolni V?stonice 3 and 13-15, and the left ' patella remains for Dolni V?stonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).
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- The patellae' may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the '''patellae''' to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the ' patellae should face forwards.
