patellar

patellar
Relating to the patella.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Patellar ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Patellar ligament Latin = ligamentum patellae GraySubject = 93 GrayPage = 340 Caption = Right knee joint. Anterior view. (Ligamentum patellae visible at bottom left, below patella.) Caption2 = From = patella To =… …   Wikipedia

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