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prepatellar

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prepatellar /pre·pa·tel·lar/ (pre″pah-tel´ar) in front of the patella.
prepatellar
[-pətel′ər]
Etymology: L, prae, before, patella, small dish
pertaining to the area in front of the patella.

prepatellar [pre″pah-tel´er]
in front of the patella.

prepatellar
in front of the patella.


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