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Definition of Os sesamoideum
1. Noun. Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint.
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Specialized synonyms: Kneecap, Kneepan, Patella
Medical Definition of Os sesamoideum
1. A bone formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint. Synonym: os sesamoideum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Os Sesamoideum
Literary usage of Os sesamoideum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short Description of the Human Muscles: Arranged as They Appear on by John Innes, Alexander Monro (1818)
"Inserted into the external os sesamoideum and root of the first joint of the
great toe. Use. To bend the first joint. 4. ..."
2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"It unites with the short flexor of the same toe, and is inserted into the first
bone or phalanx of the toe at its root, and os sesamoideum. ..."
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