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Sesamoid
Pronunciation : Ses"a*moid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. s?samo?de.]
Definition : 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ses"a*moid
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
(Anat.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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