fabella

Pronunciation: /fəˈbɛlə/

The English word “fabella” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

Borrowed from New Latin fābella, diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”).

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