Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated in front of or over the patella.
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- adjective anatomy In front of the
kneecap .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A bursa, which usually communicates with the cavity of the knee-joint, is situated between the femur and the portion of the Quadriceps tendon above the patella; another is interposed between the tendon and the upper part of the front of the tibia; and a third, the prepatellar bursa, is placed over the patella itself.
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"housemaid's knee" but its real name is prepatellar bursitis.
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Impacted fractures 99) A Baker's cyst is 104) The most severe growth disturbance results from a. an implantation dermoid cyst occurring in the palms of which of the following types of epiphyseal injuries: those who work in a bakery a. Separation of the epiphysis at the metaphyseal side of b. a synovial cyst of the wrists of those who knead bread the epiphyseal plate c. a prepatellar bursa b.
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Impacted fractures 99) A Baker's cyst is 104) The most severe growth disturbance results from a. an implantation dermoid cyst occurring in the palms of which of the following types of epiphyseal injuries: those who work in a bakery a. Separation of the epiphysis at the metaphyseal side of b. a synovial cyst of the wrists of those who knead bread the epiphyseal plate c. a prepatellar bursa b.
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