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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sesamoid
1690–1700; < Latin sēsamoīdēs < Greek sēsamoeidḗs like sesame seed. See sesame, -oid
Example Sentences
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The Grizzlies announced the procedure Tuesday on a broken medial sesamoid bone in the toe.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2023
His sesamoid bone is crushed and, he said, dying.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Figure 29.16 Shown are different types of bones: flat, irregular, long, short, and sesamoid.
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
It is a sesamoid bone belonging to the thigh muscles; yet in this case it has been left attached, apparently to the shank.
From The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
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