2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or
cartilages; sesamoidal.
[1913 Webster]
{Sesamoid bones}, {Sesamoid cartilages} (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sesamoid bones — numerous ovoid nodular bones, often small, usually found embedded within a tendon or joint capsule, principally in the hands and feet (ossa sesamoidea manus and ossa sesamoidea pedis, respectively); two sesamoid bones, the fabella and patella,… … Medical dictionary
sesamoid bones of foot — ossa sesamoidea pedis … Medical dictionary
sesamoid bones of hand — ossa sesamoidea manus … Medical dictionary
Sesamoid — Ses a*moid, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e i^dos form: cf. F. s[ e]samo[ i]de.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sesamoid cartilages — Sesamoid Ses a*moid, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e i^dos form: cf. F. s[ e]samo[ i]de.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sesamoid bone — Bone: Sesamoid bone Sagittal section of right knee joint … Wikipedia
Sesamoid bone — A little bone embedded in a joint capsule or tendon. The kneecap (patella) is a sesamoid bone. * * * an oval nodule of bone that lies within a tendon and slides over another bony surface. The patella (kneecap) and certain bones in the hand and… … Medical dictionary
sesamoid bone — an oval nodule of bone that lies within a tendon and slides over another bony surface. The patella (kneecap) and certain bones in the hand and foot are sesamoid bones … The new mediacal dictionary
sesamoid — [ses′ə moid΄] adj. [Gr sēsamoeidēs < sēsamon (see SESAME) + eidos, OID] 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 … English World dictionary
sesamoid — adj. & n. adj. shaped like a sesame seed; nodular (esp. of small independent bones developed in tendons passing over an angular structure such as the kneecap and the navicular bone). n. a sesamoid bone … Useful english dictionary
