Found 2 items, similar to Sesamoid bones.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sesamoid bone sesamoid bone n : any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint [syn: os sesamoideum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 Webster] Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man. [1913 Webster]