Pl. -æ. [mod. L. fabella, dim. of faba bean.] (See quot. 1884.)
1854. Owen, Skel. & Teeth (1855), 89. A fabella is preserved behind the outer condyle.
1884. Syd. Soc. Lex., Fabellæ, a name for the sesamoid bones in the tendon of the gastrocnemius muscle of the dog and other animals.
