Icelandic

Hnéskeljar (“kneecaps”).

Noun

hnéskel f ‎(genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)

1. (anatomy) kneecap, patella, rotula

Declension

Derived terms

• tvískipt hnéskel (patella biparta)
• hnéskeljarband (patellar ligament, ligamentum patellae)
• hnéskeljarsin (patellar tendon)

See also

• hnékippur (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• hnéréttiskippir (patellar clonus)
• hnésbót (popliteal fossa)
• hnéviðbragð (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• ofanskeljar- (suprapatellar, epipatellar)
• ofanskeljarviðbragð (suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex)
• olnbogaskel (patella cubiti)