About The Word Sesamoid
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Sesamoid
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What's The Definition Of Sesamoid?Synonyms | Synonyms for Sesamoid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sesamoid: See Also | Sesamoid In Webster's Dictionary \Ses"a*moid\, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame +
??? form: cf. F. s['e]samo["i]de.]
1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or
cartilages; sesamoidal.
{Sesamoid bones}, {Sesamoid cartilages} (Anat.), small bones
or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and
pisiform in man.
\Ses"a*moid\, n. (Anat.) A sesamoid bone or cartilage. |
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