Sesamoid
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Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages;sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bonesor cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform inman.
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When someone is shaped like a sesame seed.
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A person who enjoys Sesame Street even [though] theyre [too old] [for it].
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A small independent bone or bony nodule developed in a tendon where it passes over an angular structure, typically in the hands and feet. The kneecap is a particularly large sesamoid bone.
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relating to any of the sesamoid bones (= a bone inside a tendon)
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