- a word derived from patella.
Example Sentences
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Patellar disarticulation may be more practically considered as momentary and fixed, regardless of the position taken by the patella.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Patellar reflexes can be obtained, but the knee jerks are uncertain.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
Patellar, Achilles and arm reflexes markedly exaggerated and equal.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard