Fabella

·noun One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

fabella
fābella, ae, f. dim. [fabula], a brief narrative, a short history, story (class.). I In gen.: nihi...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
fabella
fābella ae, f dim.fabula, a little history, short story, idle tale : veteris poetriae: commenticia...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary