See Also: medial patellar retinaculum(medicine)
cinchocaine(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
patellar(medicine)
patellar dislocation(medicine)
patellar tendon(medicine)
patellar retinaculum(medicine)
patellar ligament(medicine)
patellar network(medicine)
patellar reflex(medicine)

medial patellar retinaculum (medicine) and cinchocaine (iou)


medial patellar retinaculum (medicine)


medial patellar retinaculum
Part of the aponeurosis of the vastus medialis muscle passing medial to the patella to attach to the medial condyle of the tibia, forming the anteromedial aspect of the fibrous capsule of the knee joint.

Synonym: retinaculum patellae mediale.


cinchocaine (iou)



cinchocaine noun. M20.
[from CINCHONA + -CAINE.]
Pharmacology. A quinoline derivative used as a very powerful local anaesthetic for surface or spinal applications.
? A proprietary name for this drug is NUPERCAINE.