Ses"a*moid (?), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
like sesame; &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; sesame + &?;&?;&?; form: cf. F.
sésamoïde.] 1. Resembling in
shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid
cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages
formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
Ses"a*moid, n. (Anat.) A
sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Ses"a*moid (?), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
like sesame; &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; sesame + &?;&?;&?; form: cf. F.
sésamoïde.] 1. Resembling in
shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid
cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages
formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
Ses"a*moid, n. (Anat.) A
sesamoid bone or cartilage.
