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Seed-shaped cartilage
Answer for the clue "Seed-shaped cartilage ", 8 letters:
sesamoid
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Word definitions for sesamoid in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sesamoid \Ses"a*moid\, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e'i^dos form: cf. F. s['e]samo["i]de.] Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones , Sesamoid ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape. 2 Of or relating to a sesamoid bone. n. (context anatomy English) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.
Usage examples of sesamoid.
And he set his thumb and forefingers carefully to pulling a triangular thorn from the flesh beside the sesamoid bone.