patella (A shallow dish)

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• Patella — The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a sesamoid bone, a little bone (sesamoid = like a sesame seed) that is embedded in a joint capsule or tendon, in this case the tendon of… …   Medical dictionary

• patella — noun (plural patellae or las) Etymology: Latin, from diminutive of patina shallow dish Date: 1693 a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint called also kneecap • patellar… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• patella — [pə tɛlə] noun (plural patellae li:) Anatomy the kneecap. Derivatives patellar adjective patellate lət adjective Origin C16: from L., dimin. of patina shallow dish …   English new terms dictionary

• pail — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. paielle warming pan, liquid measure, bath, possibly from L. patella small pan, dish, dim. of patina broad shallow pan (see PAN (Cf. pan) (n.)). Old English had pægel wine vessel, but etymology does not support a… …   Etymology dictionary

• padella — /pə or pa delˈə/ noun A shallow dish of fat with a wick used in illuminations ORIGIN: Ital, a frying pan, from L patella …   Useful english dictionary

• Paella — Infobox Prepared Food name = Paella caption = Above: Valencian paella; Below: seafood paella; both served in paelleras alternate name = country = Spain region = Valencia creator = course = main course served = hot main ingredient = white rice… …   Wikipedia

• Frying pan — A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically a 20 to 30 cm diameter (8 to 12 inch) flat pan with flared sides and no lid. In contrast, a pan of similar size with straight sides and a lid… …   Wikipedia

• Scorpion — For other uses see Scorpion (disambiguation) Scorpion Temporal range: Silurian–Recent …   Wikipedia

• paella — [pʌɪ ɛlə] noun a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc., cooked and served in a large shallow pan. Origin Catalan, from OFr. paele, from L. patella pan …   English new terms dictionary

• paella — ► NOUN ▪ a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, and vegetables, traditionally cooked in a large shallow pan. ORIGIN Catalan, from Latin patella pan …   English terms dictionary

• paella — n. a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc., cooked and served in a large shallow pan. Etymology: Catalan f. OF paele f. L patella pan …   Useful english dictionary