KNEECAP Synonyms

There are 4 synonyms of the word kneecap. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word kneecap. (close relations)

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	patella				nounn
	noun • type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets • a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
	kneepan				nounn
	noun • a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
	rotula				nounn
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	scutum				nounn
	noun • An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army. • A scute. • A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) • One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. • The kneecap.

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