noun
- the flat, round bone at the front of the knee joint; the kneecap
Usage: anatomical
Examples
- The doctor examined her kneepan for signs of injury.
- He fell and bruised his kneepan on the concrete.
- The kneepan protects the knee joint during movement.
- She could feel her kneepan through the thin fabric.
- The X-ray showed a crack in the kneepan.
- His kneepan was swollen after the accident.