SESAMOIDS

Noun

sesamoids

plural of sesamoid

Source: Wiktionary


SESAMOID

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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