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Sesamoid
Ses′a-moid
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] like sesame; [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] sesame +
εἶδοσ
form: cf. F. sésamoïde
.] 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
,Noun.
(Anat.)
A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Definition 2024
sesamoid
sesamoid
English
Adjective
sesamoid (comparative more sesamoid, superlative most sesamoid)
- Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
- Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.
Noun
sesamoid (plural sesamoids)
- (anatomy) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.