SESAMOID


Meaning of SESAMOID in English

I. -ˌmȯid adjective

Etymology: Greek sēsamoeidēs, literally, resembling sesame seed, from sēsamon sesame + -oeidēs -oid

: of, relating to, or being a nodular mass of bone or cartilage in a tendon especially where the tendon passes over a joint or some bony prominence

II. noun

( -s )

: a sesamoid bone or cartilage

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