sesamoid bone

English

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.

Synonyms

• os sesamoideum

Derived terms

• sesamoiditis

Translations

small bone embedded within tendon

• Arabic: رَضَفَة f (raḍafa)

  Egyptian Arabic: صبونة f (ṣabuna)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 籽骨 (zǐgǔ)

• Finnish: jänneluu
• Hungarian: lencsecsont (hu)