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sesamoid

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  1. 1. a. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A sesamoid bone or cartilage. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint Source: ecdict

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