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 Translation for 'kneecap' from English to Swedish
NOUN   a kneecap | kneecaps
VERB   to kneecap | kneecapped | kneecapped
kneecapping | kneecaps
SYNO kneecap | kneepan | patella
anat.
knäskål {u}
kneecap
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Translation for 'kneecap' from English to Swedish

kneecap
knäskål {u}anat.
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Usage Examples English
  • Her plan to rejoin the tour at the beginning of 2005 was delayed when she fractured her kneecap in a December 2004 training session.
  • The lateral retinaculum is the fibrous tissue on the lateral (outer) side of the kneecap (patella).
  • In 1918, ASPCA veterinarians developed the use of anesthesia and as a result were able to work on a horse with a broken kneecap.
  • He was a runner and swimmer at school but could do neither well after an operation to his kneecap after a fall from his bike when he was 14.
  • In 1999, he again missed the entire season after dislocating his right kneecap in a game against the Carolina Panthers.

  • It is commonly linked with the absence or shortening of a leg bone (fibular hemimelia) and the absence of a kneecap.
  • A kneecap is a leg bone.
  • Burke's playing career (including underage with Kildare) was brought to an end by numerous injuries, including two torn cruciates and a cracked kneecap. He had a replacement plastic kneecap put in.
  • Penna was born on 30 August 2000. When she was nine, she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, which is effectively loose bone under her kneecap.
  • In round 18, Papenhuyzen was taken from the field in Melbourne's 20-16 loss against Canberra with a suspected fractured kneecap.

  • In early May, defender Michael Cahill broke his kneecap in an accidental collision in training which required surgery.
  • On August 8, 2022, during training camp, Becton was diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of his right kneecap. Eight days later, the Jets placed him on injured reserve.
  • In Polish, the word means kneecap, but the name is actually derived from the diminutive of "rzepa" (meaning turnip).
  • Downer pledged his support to Howard and said he would "kneecap" anyone who undermined Howard's second attempt at winning the prime ministership.
  • A kneecap in an "alta" position sits above the "trochlear groove" and therefore is less stable.

  • The name Patella (and Rotule) has a medical origin. It means "kneecap".
  • On June 25, 1966, Morgan was struck on the kneecap by a line drive (hit by Lee Maye) during batting practice.
  • Cahill missed the 2019 season due to breaking his kneecap in a club training session in early summe.
  • He suffered a kneecap injury before the 2009 season, and had to sit out the opener against San Jose State; his spot was filled in by veteran tackle Jeff Byers.
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