[しつがいけんはんしゃ, shitsugaikenhansha] (n) kneecap (patellar) reflex [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Patell[ae]}. [L., a small pan, the
kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]
1. A small dish, pan, or vase.
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2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many
species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened
cone. The common European limpet ({Patella vulgata}) is
largely used for food.
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4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is
orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a
part of the thallus.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patella
n 1: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that
protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneecap},
{kneepan}]
2: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
[syn: {Patella}, {genus Patella}]
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