sesamoid
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to various small bones formed in tendons, such as the patella
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of or relating to any of various small cartilages, esp those of the nose
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Origin of sesamoid
1690–1700; < Latin sēsamoīdēs < Greek sēsamoeidḗs like sesame seed. See sesame, -oid
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Both of the sesamoid bones in her right front leg had snapped.
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
His sesamoid bone is crushed and, he said, dying.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Figure 29.18 The patella of the knee is an example of a sesamoid bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Powell attempted to play on his fractured medial sesamoid bone in his left foot after his injury happened Feb. 10 in Dallas before realizing it wasn’t possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022
At the level of the sesamoid bones it divides, as does the internal nerve, into three main branches—the digital nerves.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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