See Also: infrapatellar fat body(medicine)
infrapatellar(medicine)
infrapatellar fat-pad(medicine)
subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa(medicine)
deep infrapatellar bursa(medicine)
infrapatellar synovial fold(medicine)
infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve(medicine)
body(2)(dictionary)
body of rib(medicine)
body bag(dictionary)

unthriving (iou) and infrapatellar fat body (medicine)


unthriving (iou)



unthriving adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + thriving pres. pple of THRIVE verb.]
Not doing well; lacking merit or excellence; unworthy. Only in ME.
Not thriving or growing vigorously; not prospering or flourishing. E17.
Leading to no gain or profit; unprofitable. Long rare or obsolete. E17.

infrapatellar fat body (medicine)


infrapatellar fat body -->
infrapatellar fat-pad


The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint.

Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body.