Difference between Patella and Kneecap

PATELLA vs KNEECAP: NOUN

A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint.
A dish-shaped anatomical formation.
A pan or dish in ancient Rome.
A small pan, vase, or dish.
In anatomy, a small movable bone situated in front of the knee-joint, which it helps to form. Also called knee-pan, kneecap, rotula, or great sesamoid. See cuts under knee-joint, Catarrhina, and Elephantinæ.
In zoology: A cotyle; a cup-like formation.
A limpet of the genus Patella.
In entomology, the first joint of the coxa.
[capitalized] [NL.] In conchology, a Linnean genus of gastropods, type of the family Patellidæ, to which very different limits have been assigned.
In botany, an orbicular apothecium with a marginal rim.
A small dish, pan, or vase.
The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee.
Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.

A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
The bone capping the protuberance of the knee; the kneepan; the patella. See cut under knee-joint.
Any covering for the knee, worn as a protection from injury either to the joint or to the clothing that covers it.
Milit., same as genouillère.
A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.
A cap or protection for the knee.
The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

Shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
To destroy the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

To cripple by shooting in the legs, especially in the knees.
To break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap; -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or punishment.

Lunate bone, Navicular, Fibula, Femur, Cartilage, Subluxation, Meniscus, Tendon, Ligament, Baja, Bipartite, Knee, Genus patella, Kneepan, Kneecap

Tailbone, Metacarpal bone, Femur, Clavicle, Ligament, Elbow, Ankle, Collarbone, Tendon, Tibia, Fibula, Rotula, Knee, Kneepan, Patella

Cuboid bone, Ankle, Lunate bone, Navicular, Fibula, Femur, Cartilage, Subluxation, Meniscus, Tendon, Ligament, Bipartite, Knee, Kneepan, Kneecap

Cartilage, Tailbone, Metacarpal bone, Femur, Clavicle, Ligament, Elbow, Ankle, Collarbone, Tendon, Tibia, Fibula, Knee, Kneepan, Patella

Patella: The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee.
The apex of the patella faces inferiorly and connects to the tibia tuberosity through the patella ligament that attaches to the anterior surface.
Also known as Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome and Patella Femoral Compression Syndrome, it is characterized by pain around the kneecap that increases with activities.
Once this is accomplished, the patella clamp is secured around the patella.
When describing the location of structures are used in the front of patella medical term knee, around your kneecap patella.
We do have Patella Tendonitis Knee Braces, take a look at the Patella Straps, or the Donjoy Performer Knee Brace.
It involves adhesive tape being applied over the patella, to alter the alignment or the way the patella moves.
When they straighten their leg patella is forced to the outside of the knee potentially resulting in patella dislocation.
Patella alta is a condition where the patella is high riding than its normal position.
An unrecognized cause of knee stiffness with patella entrapment and patella infera.

Small stress fracture of or below left kneecap in February.
Kirk Trofatter broke his kneecap, upper leg, and left shoulder.
Sometimes the kneecap slips back into place by itself.
The kneecap can be realigned to improve its tracking.
Pain is often around or behind the kneecap.
Also some little dogs easily slip a kneecap.
Kneecap dislocation can also occur without any accident.
Patella is the medical term for the kneecap, and the patella tendon connects the kneecap to the shinbone.
This enhances the medial pull on the kneecap in the earliest phases of knee flexion and guides the kneecap successfully into the trochlear groove.
Physical therapy can help train the muscles around the kneecap to pull evenly in all directions, keeping your kneecap in normal alignment.