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Definition of patelliform - 3 dictionary results

pa⋅tel⋅li⋅form

  [puh-tel-uh-fawrm]
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–adjective
having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
Origin:
1810–20; patell(a) + -i- + -form
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pa·tel·li·form   (pə-těl'ə-fôrm')   
adj.  Shaped like a pan, dish, or cup: the patelliform shell of the limpet.

[Latin patella, small plate, pan; see patella + -form.]
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patelliform pa·tel·li·form (pə-těl'ə-fôrm')
adj.
Shaped like the patella; pan-shaped.

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