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sesamoid

[ses-uh-moid]

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.



sesamoid

/ ˈsɛsəˌmɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of or relating to various small bones formed in tendons, such as the patella

  2. of or relating to any of various small cartilages, esp those of the nose

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Other Word Forms

  • intersesamoid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sesamoid1

1690–1700; < Latin sēsamoīdēs < Greek sēsamoeidḗs like sesame seed. See sesame, -oid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sesamoid1

C17: from Latin sēsamoīdēs like sesame (seed), from Greek
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Example Sentences

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Both of the sesamoid bones in her right front leg had snapped.

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The Grizzlies announced the procedure Tuesday on a broken medial sesamoid bone in the toe.

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His sesamoid bone is crushed and, he said, dying.

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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.

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The possibility remains that guard Norman Powell, sidelined since Feb. 10 with a fractured medial sesamoid bone in his foot, could join them on the practice floor.

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