SESAMOID BONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

Synonyms:

os sesamoideum; sesamoid; sesamoid bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sesamoid bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sesamoid bone"):

kneecap; kneepan; patella (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)