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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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
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
The team said Sunday that he fractured the medial sesamoid bone in his foot in Thursday’s loss at Dallas and no surgery is planned at this time.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
Between the first metatarsal and the base of the second digit the tendon is enclosed by the medial surface of a sesamoid bone.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
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