Usually means: Small bone embedded within tendons.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (sesamoid bone)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) A small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint.

Similar:
os sesamoideum, sesamoid, peroneum, fabella, vesalianum, intermetatarseum, patella, tenosynovium, supranaviculare, osselet, more...

Opposite:
non-sesamoid bone, irregular bone, flat bone

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Similar:
os sesamoideum, sesamoid, peroneum, fabella, vesalianum, intermetatarseum, patella, tenosynovium, supranaviculare, osselet, more...

Opposite:
non-sesamoid bone, irregular bone, flat bone



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