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The patella, also known as the knee cap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.
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What is the kneecap medical term?
"Patella" is another name for the kneecap. "Patellar" means pertaining to the kneecap.
What is the madical term for shoulder blade?
The shoulder blade is the scapula.
What is the medical term meaning kneecap and upper leg bone?
Kneecap is patella, upper leg bone is femur, and the term meaning pertaining to the kneecap and upper leg bone is patellofemoral.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the kneecap?
Kneecap removal, or patellectomy, is the surgical removal of the patella, commonly called the kneecap.
Where is the patella locted?
"Patella" is the medical term for kneecap.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning pertaining to the kneecap?
Patellofemoral is the term meaning related to the kneecap and upper leg bone.
How do you spell kneecap?
You have spelled it correctly, kneecap. A kneecap is the patella.
What is the medical term pertaining to the knee cap?
Patellar means pertaining to the kneecap. The patella is the medical term for the knee cap.
What is the purpose of kneecap removal?
When the kneecap is fractured or shattered. When the kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. When degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
When is kneecap removal performed?
The kneecap is fractured or shattered. The kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. Degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
Does the kneecap have a nickname?
'kneecap' IS the nickname (for patella)
What is the medical term meaning degenerative disorder affecting the cartilage that covers the back of the kneecap?
Chondromalacia patella
