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kneecap

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 737260 Last modified 27.12.2018
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - Surgeryanatomy
  • reie­‑nelipealihase kõõlusesse sulundatud lapik seesamluu, mis liigub reieluu alaosa eespinnal põlve painutades ja sirutades
  • a large, triangular-shaped sesamoid bone located in the back of the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle, and articulating in the knee joint with the distal extremity of the femur
  • a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint
põlvekeder
patella
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  • Reh4Mat Slawomir Wronski patella tugi AS-KX-04
patella
Usage examples
  • The knee joint consists of three bones: the femur (thighbone), the tibia (the larger bone of the lower leg), and the patella.
kneecap
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  • nontechnical name

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