sesamoid (comparative more sesamoid, superlative most sesamoid)
Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.
sesamoid (plural sesamoids)
(anatomy) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.
Source: Wiktionary
Ses"a*moid, a. Etym: [Gr. sésamoïde.]
1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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