Meanings
nounsesamoid bone (plural sesamoid bones)
plural sesamoid bones
- anatomyA small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint.
Synonyms: os sesamoideum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint.
Similar
os sesamoideum
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
Similar
sesamoidos sesamoideum
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic رَضَفَة
- رَضَفَة (raḍafa)small bone embedded within tendon
Chinese Mandarin 籽骨
- 籽骨 (zǐgǔ)small bone embedded within tendon
Finnish jänneluu
- jänneluusmall bone embedded within tendon
Hungarian lencsecsont
- lencsecsontsmall bone embedded within tendon
Swedish sesamben
- sesambensmall bone embedded within tendon
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APA
sesamoid bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesamoid%20bone
MLA
“sesamoid bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesamoid%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sesamoid bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesamoid%20bone.
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