knee cap in English

noun
1
the convex bone in front of the knee joint; the patella.
It affects the cartilage on the back of the kneecap and causes pain and stiffness, especially when going up and down stairs.
verb
1
shoot (someone) in the knee or leg as a form of punishment.
petty crimes are punished by kneecapping
noun

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1. Indiana was without Patterson, its leading scorer and rebounder, because of a slight dislocation of his left knee cap.

2. A few minutes later a youth with a shattered left knee-cap was wheeled on a low-slung ambulance trolley into the Cleansing Theatre.

3. The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are used to produce drugs for prophylaxis and therapy of all conditions whose development is associated to an increased level of interleukin-1$g(b), e.g. septic shock, leukaemia, hepatitis, amyotrophy, HIV infections or degenerative disorders of joints, such as arthrosis, spondylosis, chondrolysis following traumatic joint injury or prolonged immobilisation of joints following meniscus or knee cap injuries or ligament tears, or conjunctiva tissue conditions such as collagen disease, parodontium disease, wound healing disorders and chronic disease of the motility system, such as infectious, immunologic or metabolism-related acute and chronic arthritis, arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, myalgia and bone metabolism disorders.