SESAMOID


Meaning of SESAMOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-sə-ˌmȯid ]

noun

Etymology: Greek sēsamoeidēs, literally, resembling sesame seed, from sēsamon

Date: circa 1696

: a nodular mass of bone (as the patella) or cartilage in a tendon especially at a joint or bony prominence

• sesamoid adjective

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