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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)

  1. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
  2. Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.

Noun

sesamoid (plural sesamoids)

  1. (anatomy) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.

Derived terms