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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sesamoid

· Ses·a·moid · IPA
01 a. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
  1. 1.
    Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.(Anat.)
Phrases & compounds
Sesamoid bones — small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
02 n. A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
  1. 1.
    A sesamoid bone or cartilage.(Anat.)