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Sesamoid

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.

  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.

Sesamoid

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

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sesamoid

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.

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And he set his thumb and forefingers carefully to pulling a triangular thorn from the flesh beside the sesamoid bone.