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sesamoid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | os sesamoideum, sesamoid bone |
| Type of | bone, os |
| Has types | kneecap, kneepan, patella |
Examples of sesamoid
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There is also a variable number of small sesamoid bones, commonly found in tendons.
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The patella or kneecap on each side is an example of a larger sesamoid bone.
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The horse fractured sesamoid bones in his right foreleg and was euthanized.
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His final season ended in February when he fractured the sesamoid bone in his right foot.
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Track officials said he broke the sesamoid bone in his right front leg and was euthanized.
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There is also commonly a sesamoid bone in distal portions of the second metacarpal bone.
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The sesamoid bone is located inside a tendon near the big toe.
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Hot Danish had been there once before for a sesamoid operation.
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Keppinger will have a sesamoid bone in his left foot removed.
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- Sesamoid bone: any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
- In anatomy, a sesamoid bone is a bone embedded within a tendon.
- (Sesamoids) Two small bones (medial and lateral) located above the fetlock.
- Adjective, Greek sesamodes, eidos = shape or form; like grains of sesame, hence, small bone in tendon at site of friction.
- Sesamoid bones are located at the back of the fetlock, the joint formed by the pastern bone and the cannon bone.
- The pisiform is a sesamoid bone; the patella or kneecap another. By definition these bones form within tendons, usually where they pass across joints. The word is derived from the Greek and means resembling a sesame seed.
- E.g. patella (knee cap, where the bone is free but a tendon runs through it)
