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Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Sesamoid Bones > Patella
Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Sesamoid Bones > Patella
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Leg Bones > Patella
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Leg Bones > Patella

Preferred term

Patella  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Knee Cap
  • Kneecap
  • Knee Caps
  • Kneecaps

Note

  • /inj permitted: do not convert to KNEE INJURIES

Scope note

  • The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.

History note

  • 1966; for KNEE CAP use SESAMOID BONES 2016

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010329

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