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sesamoids

sesamoids is the plural of sesamoid.

Meaning of sesamoid

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

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Questions about sesamoids

What is sesamoids the plural of?
Sesamoids is the plural of sesamoid.

Words near sesamoids in the dictionary

  1. sesamoidal
  2. sesamoidean
  3. sesamoidectomy
  4. sesamoidian
  5. sesamoiditis
  6. sesamoids
  7. sesamol
  8. sesamolin
  9. sesamolinol
  10. sesamoside
  11. sesamum

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