sesamoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
    sesamoid bone; os sesamoideum.

WordNet

Ses"a*moid adjective
Etymology
Gr. like sesame; sesame + form: cf. F. sésamoïde.
Definitions
  1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
  2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
Ses"a*moid noun
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A sesamoid bone or cartilage.

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