osselet

[ os-uh-lit ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osselet¹

1680–90; < French: literally, little bone, Old French; os ¹, -let

Example Sentences

The osselet is oval or oblong, some provided with a slightly salient point.

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