SESAMOID
Dictionary entry overview: What does sesamoid mean? • SESAMOID (noun)
The noun SESAMOID has 1 sense:
1. any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
Familiarity information: SESAMOID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SESAMOID (noun)
Meaning:
Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
os sesamoideum; sesamoid; sesamoid bone
Hypernyms ("sesamoid" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sesamoid"):
kneecap; kneepan; patella (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)
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