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patelliform

 [pah-tel´ĭ-form]
shaped like the patella.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pa·tel·li·form

(pa-tel'i-fōrm),
Of the shape of the patella.
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patelliform

(pə-tĕl′ə-fôrm′)
adj.
Shaped like a shallow pan or dish: the patelliform shell of the limpet.
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pa·tel·li·form

(pă-tel'i-fōrm)
Of the shape of the patella.
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