patellaとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Latin patella (“a small pan または dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.

発音

• (米国発音) enPR: pətĕl'ə, IPA^(key): /pəˈtɛlə/

名詞

patella (複数形 patellas または patellae)

1. (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
   • 2004, Ann Seranne, The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog, page 188,

     Subluxed patellas, more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.

   • 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920,

     Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.

   • 2006, Erik Trinkaus, 18: The Lower Limb Remains, Erik Trinkaus, Jiří Svoboda (editors), Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe, page 395,

     Both patellae are well preserved for Dolni Věstonice 3 and 13-15, and the left patella remains for Dolni Věstonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).

   • 2009, P. Tohomson, 14: Assessment of the paediatric patient, Ben Yates (editor), Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, page 401,

     The patellae may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the patellae to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the patellae should face forwards.

2. A little dish or vase.

同意語

• (kneecap): kneecap, kneepan, rotula

派生語

Further reading

• patella in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• patella in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• patella at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

語源

Diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or of patera (“broad flat dish”).

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈtel.la/, [päˈt̪ɛl̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈtel.la/, [pɑˈt̪ɛlːɑ]

名詞

patella f (genitive patellae); first declension

1. a small or shallow pan or dish
2. the kneecap, patella
3. a disease of the olive tree

語形変化

First-declension noun.

派生語

• patellula (New Latin)

派生した語