Sesamoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sesamoid \Ses"a*moid\, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame +
     e'i^dos form: cf. F. s['e]samo["i]de.]
     1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
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     2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or


        cartilages; sesamoidal.
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     {Sesamoid bones}, {Sesamoid cartilages} (Anat.), small bones
        or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and
        pisiform in man.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sesamoid \Ses"a*moid\, n. (Anat.)
     A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
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