sesamoid

sesamoid

 [ses´ah-moid]

1. denoting a small nodular bone embedded in a tendon or joint capsule.

2. a sesamoid bone; see anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.

ses·a·moid

(ses'ă-moyd),

1. Resembling in size or shape a grain of sesame.

2. Denoting a sesamoid bone.

[G. sēsamoeidēs, like sesame]

sesamoid

(sĕs′ə-moid′)

adj.

Of or designating any of certain small modular bones or cartilages that develop in a tendon or in the capsule of a joint.

n.

A sesamoid bone or cartilage.

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ses′a·moid′ n.

ses·a·moid

(ses'ă-moyd)

1. Resembling in size or shape a sesame seed.

2. Denoting a sesamoid bone.

[G. sēsamoeidēs, like sesame]