Thesaurus: sesamoid

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1. a. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
3. n. A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
4. n. any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
5. 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man. A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
6. Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages;sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bonesor cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform inman.
7. n any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint