sesamoid

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1ses·a·moid

adj \ˈses-ə-ˌmid\

Definition of SESAMOID

: of, relating to, or being a nodular mass of bone or cartilage in a tendon especially at a joint or bony prominence <the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body>

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