"sesamoid bone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sesamoid bones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesamoid bone (plural sesamoid bones)
  1. (anatomy) A small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint. Wikipedia link: sesamoid bone Categories (topical): Anatomy, Bones Synonyms: os sesamoideum Derived forms: sesamoiditis Translations (small bone embedded within tendon): رَضَفَة (raḍafa) [feminine] (Arabic), صبونة (ṣabuna) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), 籽骨 (zǐgǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), jänneluu (Finnish), lencsecsont (Hungarian)

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