patellectomy

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patellectomy /pat·el·lec·to·my/ (pat″il-ek´tah-me) excision of the patella.

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Excision of the patella.

patellectomy

[pat′əlek′təmē]

Etymology: L, patella, small dish; Gk, ektomē, excision

the surgical removal of the patella.

patellectomy [pat″ĕ-lek´to-me]

excision of the patella.

patellectomy

excision of the patella.

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