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fabella

Syllables: fa·bel·la/fəˈbɛlə/

fabella noun: one of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

Noun

fabella (plural fabellae)

  1. One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

Proper noun capitalized: Fabella

Fabella (plural Fabellas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of fabella

Noun
pluralfabellae
Proper noun
pluralFabellas

Origin of fabella

Borrowed from New Latin fābella, diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”).

Questions about fabella

What does fabella mean?
Fabella means one of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
What part of speech is fabella?
Fabella can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fabella?
Fabella is pronounced /fəˈbɛlə/.
What is the plural of fabella?
The plural of fabella is fabellae.

Words near fabella in the dictionary

  1. fabby
  2. fabcon
  3. fabe
  4. Fabela
  5. Fabelas
  6. fabella
  7. fabellae
  8. fabellar
  9. Fabellas
  10. fabellectomy
  11. fabello-

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