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patellar

/pəˈtɛl.ə/US/pəˈtɛl.ɚ/

patellar adjective: near or relating to the patella or kneecap.

Adjective

patellar (not comparable)

  1. near or relating to the patella or kneecap

patellar meaning in Tamil

patellar in Tamil

சில்லிய

Origin of patellar

From patella + -ar.

Words formed from patellar

Phrases with patellar

Questions about patellar

What does patellar mean?
Patellar means near or relating to the patella or kneecap.
What is patellar in Tamil?
Patellar in Tamil is சில்லிய. See Patellar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is patellar?
Patellar is an adjective.
How do you pronounce patellar?
Patellar is pronounced /pəˈtɛl.ɚ/ (US).

Words near patellar in the dictionary

  1. patella femoral pain syndrome
  2. patellacean
  3. patellae
  4. patellamide
  5. patellamides
  6. patellar
  7. patellar ligament
  8. patellar ligaments
  9. patellar reflex
  10. patellar reflexes
  11. patellariaceous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patellar (page history and authors); patellar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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