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1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
<anatomy> Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages, small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
Origin: Gr. Like sesame; sesame + form: cf. F. Sesamoide.
<anatomy> A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
(01 Mar 1998)
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