infrapatellar fat pad

noun

A cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee.

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Hoffa's fat pad
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Meanings

nouninfrapatellar fat pad (plural infrapatellar fat pads)

plural infrapatellar fat pads

  1. anatomyA cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee.

    Synonyms: Hoffa's fat pad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee.

Similar
Hoffa's fat pad
Also see
hoffa's fat pad
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APA

infrapatellar fat pad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrapatellar%20fat%20pad

MLA

“infrapatellar fat pad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrapatellar%20fat%20pad. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infrapatellar fat pad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrapatellar%20fat%20pad.

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