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Meanings of rotulla in inglês

A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.

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Examples for "kneecap"
Examples for "kneecap"
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His elevation above the valley was about the kneecap of the Generoso.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2
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Mobilisations to the ankle and around the kneecap may also be used.
The Guardian
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With a bullet in his kneecap he would have lost his chance.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
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He had experienced the strange, almost overpowering desire to touch the kneecap.
Gods go begging
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She unclenched one hand from the sheet, rubbed her kneecap with it.
Shutter Island
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Preoperative displacement results in a higher risk at a postoperatively displaced patella.
Pubmed
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The wound was perfectly round and the patella and femur were intact.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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Single specimens have been known to attain the size of the patella.
Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
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I'd left my patella on top of the stands at Villa Park.
The Guardian
5
There are some common risk factors that can affect how the patella tracks.
The Guardian
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You see, besides breaking my leg I cracked my knee pan an' that's made it wuss.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
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Then bandage the splint on at the ankle, at the upper part of the leg, and above and below the knee pan.
Camping For Boys
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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.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoh...
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In like manner, he treated the bunches of hair that grow over the animal's kneepans and elbows.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
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An old doctor came to me once (this is literal fact) with some contrivance or other for people with broken kneepans.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works