KNEEPAN

patella, kneecap, kneepan

(noun) a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kneepan (plural kneepans)

The kneecap; the patella.

Source: Wiktionary


Knee"pan`, n. (Anat.)

Definition: A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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