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sesamoid

[ ses-uh-moid ]

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.


sesamoid

/ ˈ²õÉ›²õəˌ³¾É”ɪ»å /

adjective

  1. of or relating to various small bones formed in tendons, such as the patella
  2. of or relating to any of various small cartilages, esp those of the nose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sesamoid1

1690–1700; < Latin ²õŧ²õ²¹³¾´ÇÄ«»åŧ²õ < Greek ²õŧ²õ²¹³¾´Ç±ð¾±»åḗs like sesame seed. See sesame, -oid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sesamoid1

C17: from Latin ²õŧ²õ²¹³¾´ÇÄ«»åŧ²õ like sesame (seed), from Greek
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Example Sentences

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Both of the sesamoid bones in her right front leg had snapped.

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The Grizzlies announced the procedure Tuesday on a broken medial sesamoid bone in the toe.

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His sesamoid bone is crushed and, he said, dying.

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Powell attempted to play on his fractured medial sesamoid bone in his left foot after his injury happened Feb. 10 in Dallas before realizing it wasn’t possible.

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The possibility remains that guard Norman Powell, sidelined since Feb. 10 with a fractured medial sesamoid bone in his foot, could join them on the practice floor.

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