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Meanings of
kneecap
in inglês
português
rótula
catalão
ròtula
espanhol
rótula
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A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
patella
knee pan
rotulla
kneepan
português
rótula
Synonyms
Examples for "
patella
"
patella
knee pan
rotulla
kneepan
Examples for "
patella
"
1
Preoperative displacement results in a higher risk at a postoperatively displaced
patella
.
2
The wound was perfectly round and the
patella
and femur were intact.
3
Single specimens have been known to attain the size of the
patella
.
4
I'd left my
patella
on top of the stands at Villa Park.
5
There are some common risk factors that can affect how the
patella
tracks.
1
You see, besides breaking my leg I cracked my
knee
pan
an' that's made it wuss.
2
Then bandage the splint on at the ankle, at the upper part of the leg, and above and below the
knee
pan
.
1
The great muscles of the thigh acting over the
kneepan
tend to bend the body forward, but the muscles of the calf neutralize this action.
2
In like manner, he treated the bunches of hair that grow over the animal's
kneepans
and elbows.
3
An old doctor came to me once (this is literal fact) with some contrivance or other for people with broken
kneepans
.
Usage of
kneecap
in inglês
1
His elevation above the valley was about the
kneecap
of the Generoso.
2
Mobilisations to the ankle and around the
kneecap
may also be used.
3
With a bullet in his
kneecap
he would have lost his chance.
4
He had experienced the strange, almost overpowering desire to touch the
kneecap
.
5
She unclenched one hand from the sheet, rubbed her
kneecap
with it.
6
The
kneecap
popped out of its socket, and she went down shrieking.
7
As if she was really affected by his lips on her
kneecap
.
8
Inside the waterfall, I stumbled and struck my
kneecap
on a rock.
9
Bourne smashed the sole of his shoe into Coven's
kneecap
,
shattering it.
10
Her arms and legs flailed, and one heel found a Terrorist's
kneecap
.
11
Her
kneecap
radiated pain like it had been smacked with a hammer.
12
I kicked the downward edge of his
kneecap
with everything I had.
13
I kicked out with both feet at an angle to his
kneecap
.
14
Ahhh! she sputtered, her legs pulled close to her body,
kneecap
floating.
15
It wasn't very ugly yet, just puffy and purpling under the
kneecap
.
16
In the webbing of the helmet was the young man's own right
kneecap
.
Other examples for "kneecap"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
kneecap
Noun
Singular
Verb
Frequent collocations
left kneecap
right kneecap
fracture kneecap
broken kneecap
bruise kneecap
More collocations
Translations for
kneecap
português
rótula
patela
catalão
ròtula
espanhol
rótula
Kneecap
through the time
Kneecap
across language varieties
United States of America
Common