— patellar , adj.
/peuh tel"euh/ , n. , pl. patellas, patellae /-tel"ee/ .
1. Anat. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. See diag. under skeleton .
2. Biol. a panlike or cuplike formation.
3. Zool. any limpet of the family Patellidae.
4. Archaeol. a small pan or shallow vessel.
[ 1665-75; patina, patena pan, lit., something wide open. See PATEN, -ELLE ]