patella
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Dejan Kulusevski - one of Spurs' most dangerous game-changers - never played a minute under Frank because of surgery on a patella injury sustained last season.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
“I’ve been dealing with patella tendinitis the entire season but over the weeks the pain has decreased,” Webster said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
It isn’t on the usual ‘wallet-phone-keys’ checklist, but, if you can’t locate a patella, it quickly becomes a pressing concern.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
Rivera said Obada is dealing with a patella injury, though added said he anticipated the injury being on the shorter side rather than costing him the season.
From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023
“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing patella
Gross, Anatomy!
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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