|  kneepan 
 
 a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
 • Syn:
 patella, kneecap
 • Derivationally related forms:
 patellar (for: patella)
 • Hypernyms:
 sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum
 • Part Holonyms:
 knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
 
 
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