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postpatellar

postpatellar adjective: posterior to the kneecap.

Adjective

postpatellar (not comparable)

  1. Posterior to the kneecap.

Origin of postpatellar

From post- + patellar.

Questions about postpatellar

What does postpatellar mean?
Postpatellar means posterior to the kneecap.
What part of speech is postpatellar?
Postpatellar is an adjective.

Words near postpatellar in the dictionary

  1. postpartum depression
  2. postpartum depressions
  3. postparturient
  4. postparturition
  5. postparty
  6. postpatellar
  7. postpathological
  8. postpatriarchal
  9. postpatriarchy
  10. postpausal
  11. postpausally

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