Definition of Os sesamoideum

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

Exact synonyms: Sesamoid, Sesamoid Bone
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

os occipitale
os odontoideum
os orbiculare
os palatinum
os parietale
os pisiforme
os planum
os pneumaticum
os premaxillare
os pterygoideum
os pyramidale
os sacrum
os scaphoideum
os sesamoideum (current term)
os sphenoidale
os subtibiale
os suprasternale
os sylvii
os tarsi fibulare
os temporale
os tibiale posterius
os trapezium
os trapezoideum
os triangulare
os tribasilare
os trigonum
os triquetrum
os unguis

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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