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retropatellar

retropatellar adjective: behind the patella.

Adjective

retropatellar (not comparable)

  1. Behind the patella

Origin of retropatellar

From retro- + patellar.

Questions about retropatellar

What does retropatellar mean?
Retropatellar means behind the patella.
What part of speech is retropatellar?
Retropatellar is an adjective.

Words near retropatellar in the dictionary

  1. retropancreatic
  2. retropancreaticoduodenal
  3. retropannage
  4. retroparticle
  5. retroparticles
  6. retropatellar
  7. retropay
  8. retropayment
  9. retropayments
  10. retropectoral
  11. retropepsin

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