Sesamoid — Ses a*moid, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e i^dos form: cf. F. s[ e]samo[ i]de.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sesamoid — Ses a*moid, n. (Anat.) A sesamoid bone or cartilage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sesamoid — [ses′ə moid΄] adj. [Gr sēsamoeidēs < sēsamon (see SESAME) + eidos, OID] shaped like a sesame seed; specif., designating or of any of certain small bones developing in tendons, as at a joint, or any of certain small cartilaginous nodules in the … English World dictionary
sesamoid — 1. Resembling in size or shape a grain of sesame. 2. Denoting a s. bone. [G. sesamoeides, like sesame] * * * ses·a·moid ses ə .mȯid adj of, relating to, or being a nodular mass of bone or cartilage in a tendon esp. at a joint or bony prominence… … Medical dictionary
sesamoid — 1. adjective a) Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape. b) Of or relating to a sesamoid bone. 2. noun A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage … Wiktionary
sesamoid — noun Etymology: Greek sēsamoeidēs, literally, resembling sesame seed, from sēsamon Date: circa 1696 a nodular mass of bone (as the patella) or cartilage in a tendon especially at a joint or bony prominence • sesamoid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sesamoid — [ sɛsəmɔɪd] (also sesamoid bone) noun a small bony nodule within a tendon passing over an angular structure, especially in the hands and feet. Origin C17: from sesame (with ref. to the similarity in shape of a sesame seed) + oid … English new terms dictionary
sesamoid — adj. & n. adj. shaped like a sesame seed; nodular (esp. of small independent bones developed in tendons passing over an angular structure such as the kneecap and the navicular bone). n. a sesamoid bone … Useful english dictionary
Sesamoid bones — Sesamoid Ses a*moid, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e i^dos form: cf. F. s[ e]samo[ i]de.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sesamoid cartilages — Sesamoid Ses a*moid, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame + e i^dos form: cf. F. s[ e]samo[ i]de.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
