HyperDic: sesamoid_bone

English > 1 sense of the expression sesamoid bone:
NOUNbodysesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideumany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
English > sesamoid bone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint.
Synonymssesamoid, os sesamoideum
Narrowerpatella, kneecap, kneepanA small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishos sesamoideum
Catalansesamoide

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