Hyphenation of patella

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word patella? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

patel-la

Definitions of patella:

1.	A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
2.	Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets

Synonyms of patella:

noun	kneecap, kneepan, sesamoid bone, os sesamoideum
noun	Patella, genus Patella, mollusk genus

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