sesamoid : Idioms & Phrases


sesamoid bone

  • noun any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
    sesamoid; os sesamoideum.
WordNet

Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages

  • (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
Webster 1913