Sesamoid Definition

sĕsə-moid
adjective
Shaped like a sesame seed; specif., designating or of any of certain small bones located in tendons, as at a joint, or any of certain small cartilaginous nodules in the nose.
Webster's New World

Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.

Wiktionary
Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.
Wiktionary
noun
Such a bone or cartilage.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sesamoid

Noun

Singular:
sesamoid
Plural:
sesamoids

Origin of Sesamoid

  • Greek sēsamoeidēs shaped like a sesame seed sēsamon, sēsamē sesame sesame -oeidēs -oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sesamoid Sentence Examples

  • There is a pair of large nodular sesamoids behind the metacarpo-phalangeal articulation, and a single large transversely-extended sesamoid behind the joint between the second and third phalanx, called the " navicular bone."

  • A strong ligamentous band behind the metapodium, arising from near the upper extremity of its posterior surface, divides into two at its lower end, and each division, being first connected with one of the paired upper sesamoid bones, passes by the side of the first phalanx to join the extensor tendon of the phalanges.

  • To achieve this block the foot is held up, and the palmar vessels are palpated over the palmar aspect of the sesamoid bones.

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