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sesamoid

sesamoid adjective: resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.

Adjective

sesamoid (comparative more sesamoid, superlative most sesamoid)

  1. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
  2. Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.

Noun

sesamoid (plural sesamoids)

  1. A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.
    • There are also at least two examples of more complex ectopic digits. The first is in the aye-aye, a Madagascan lemur, which has a distinct pseudothumb on its forelimb consisting of a bony part that is an expanded radial sesamoid and a dense cartilaginous extension (Hartstone-Rose et al., 2019).2021, Jonathan Bard, Evolution: The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity, page 257

sesamoid meaning in Tamil

sesamoid in Tamil

நாண் உள்எலும்பு

Forms of sesamoid

Adjective
comparativemore sesamoid
superlativemost sesamoid
Noun
pluralsesamoids

Origin of sesamoid

From sesame + -oid.

Words formed from sesamoid

Phrases with sesamoid

Questions about sesamoid

What does sesamoid mean?
Sesamoid means resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
What is sesamoid in Tamil?
Sesamoid in Tamil is நாண் உள்எலும்பு. See Sesamoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sesamoid?
Sesamoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sesamoid in the dictionary

  1. sesames
  2. sesameseed
  3. sesameseeds
  4. sesamin
  5. sesaminol
  6. sesamoid
  7. sesamoid bone
  8. sesamoid bones
  9. sesamoidal
  10. sesamoidean
  11. sesamoidectomy

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