Usually means: Relating to the kneecap bone.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word patellar:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. patellar: Merriam-Webster
  2. patellar: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. patellar: Collins English Dictionary
  4. patellar: Vocabulary.com
  5. Patellar, patellar: Wordnik
  6. patellar: Wiktionary
  7. Patellar, patellar: Dictionary.com
  8. Patellar: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. patellar: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. patellar: Rhymezone
  11. Patellar: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. patellar: FreeDictionary.org
  13. patellar: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. Patellar: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. patellar: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. patellar: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Patellar: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. patellar: Medical dictionary
  6. Patellar: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (patellar)

▸ adjective:  near or relating to the patella or kneecap

Similar:
patellofemoral, condylopatellar, femoropatellar, genitopatellar, popliteal, genicular, katepisternal, rotular, meniscotibial, femoral, more...

Types:
anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, central, more...

Phrases:
Patellar tendon, patellar ligament, patellar reflex, Patellar dislocation, patellar retinaculum, more...

Adjectives:
medial, lateral, absent, right, distal, proximal, ligament, pre, human, superior, bilateral

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Similar:
patellofemoral, condylopatellar, femoropatellar, genitopatellar, popliteal, genicular, katepisternal, rotular, meniscotibial, femoral, more...

Types:
anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, central, more...

Phrases:
Patellar tendon, patellar ligament, patellar reflex, Patellar dislocation, patellar retinaculum, patellar reflexes, patellar cartilage, patellar tendonitis, patellar ligaments, patellar plexus, patellar fossa, more...

Adjectives:
medial, lateral, absent, right, distal, proximal, ligament, pre, human, superior, bilateral



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