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Pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… … Useful english dictionary
pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… … Useful english dictionary
patella — patellar, adj. /peuh tel euh/, n., pl. patellas, patellae / tel ee/. 1. Anat. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Biol. a panlike or cuplike formation. 3. Zool. any limpet of the family… … Universalium
receptor — /ri sep teuhr/, n. 1. Physiol. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat. 2. Cell Biol. any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes … Universalium
patella — [pə tel′ə] n. pl. patellas or patellae [pə tel′ē] [L, dim. of patina, a pan < Gr patanē < * petana < IE base * pet , to spread out > FATHOM, L patere] 1. a small, shallow pan used in ancient Rome 2. a movable bone at the front of the… … English World dictionary
