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Definition of
patella noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
patella
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
pəˈtɛlə
/
/
(
pl.
patellae
NAmE
/
/
pəˈtɛli
/
/
)
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patella
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