patella

A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint.

A dish-shaped anatomical formation.

A pan or dish in ancient Rome.

A small pan, vase, or dish.

In anatomy, a small movable bone situated in front of the knee-joint, which it helps to form. Also called knee-pan, kneecap, rotula, or great sesamoid. See cuts under knee-joint, Catarrhina, and Elephantinæ.

In zoology: A cotyle; a cup-like formation.

A limpet of the genus Patella.

In entomology, the first joint of the coxa.

[capitalized] [NL.] In conchology, a Linnean genus of gastropods, type of the family Patellidæ, to which very different limits have been assigned.