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Sesamoid bone: A little bone embedded in a joint capsule or tendon. The kneecap (patella) is a sesamoid bone.
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ′ses·ə′möid ′bÅn ) ( medicine ) A small bone developed in a tendon subjected to much pressure.
What is a Sesamoid? A sesamoid is a bone embedded in a tendon. Sesamoids are found in several joints in the body. In the normal foot, the sesamoids are two pea-shaped ...
A fracture of one or both sesamoid bones ... front end of the first long bone of the forefoot). The other four toes each have three phalanges, two joints, and no sesamoid ...
6d. 5. The Sesamoid Bones - Human Anatomy ... Sesamoid bones are small more or less rounded masses embedded in certain tendons and usually related to joint surfaces.
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