Polyglot Dictionary

patella

/pəˈtɛlə/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
patellae

Meaning

  1. rótula

    • She fractured her patella in the fall.

      Se fracturó la rótula en la caída.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

kneecap

Exact synonyms; patella is the clinical/anatomical term, kneecap the everyday one.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa patella?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She fractured her ___ in the fall.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a patella?

noun

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