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 Definitions of sesamoid  [ˈsɛs əˌmɔɪd]  

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Definition of 'sesamoid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) sesamoid
shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.

Etymology:  (1690–1700; < L sēsamoīdēs < Gk sēsamoeidēs like sesame seed. See sesame , -oid)

Definition of 'sesamoid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) sesamoid
resembling in shape the seeds of sesame

2. (adj) sesamoid
of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal

3. (noun) sesamoid
a sesamoid bone or cartilage

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