sesamoid bone

English

Noun

sesamoid bone (plural sesamoid bones)

(anatomy) A small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint.

Synonyms

os sesamoideum

Derived terms

sesamoiditis

Translations

small bone embedded within tendon

Arabic: رَضَفَة‎ f (raḍafa)
Egyptian Arabic: صبونة‎ f (ṣabuna)

Finnish: jänneluu
Hungarian: lencsecsont

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.