Fabella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fabella \Fa*bel"la\, n.; pl. {Fabellae} (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. of
     L. faba a bean.] (Anat.)
     One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles
     of the femur, in some mammals.
     [1913 Webster]