sesamoid

[ ses-uh-moid ]

adjectiveAnatomy.
  1. shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.

Origin of sesamoid

1
1690–1700; <Latin sēsamoīdēs<Greek sēsamoeidḗs like sesame seed. See sesame, -oid

Other words from sesamoid

  • in·ter·ses·a·moid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sesamoid

sesamoid

/ (ˈsɛsəˌmɔɪd) /


adjectiveanatomy
  1. of or relating to various small bones formed in tendons, such as the patella

  2. of or relating to any of various small cartilages, esp those of the nose

Origin of sesamoid

1
C17: from Latin sēsamoīdēs like sesame (seed), from Greek

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