Meaning Of The Word Sesamoid

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What's The Definition Of Sesamoid?

sesamoid in American English
shaped like a sesame seed; specif., designating or of any of certain small bones developing in tendons, as at a joint, or any of certain small cartilaginous nodules in the nose
such a bone or cartilage
adjective: shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages

sesamoid in British English
adjective: of or relating to various small bones formed in tendons, such as the patella

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