Meaning

1 senses

  1. A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.

More definitions
  • any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

Origin

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

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Forms

plural: sesamoids
Singularsesamoid
Pluralsesamoids

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint:sesamoid boneos sesamoideum

Word family

4 related words
Derivedintersesamoidsesamoidalsesamoidectomysesamoiditis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
servileservingservitudesesamesessilesessionB1setA1

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