sesamoid in English

noun
1
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.
Plain radiographs may reveal the type of injury by the position of the sesamoids .
noun
    sesamoid bone

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1. Release of the adductor tendon from the fibular sesamoid.

2. Palpate neurovascular bundle as it courses over the Abaxial surfaces of the proximal sesamoid bones

3. At this critical joint , the long metatarsal bones meet the pea-shaped sesamoid bones , and the toe bones ( phalanges ) .

4. Incision of the adductor hallucis tendon from the fibular sesamoid, the lateral capsule, the lateral collateral ligament, and the lateral metatarsosesamoid ligament.

5. 19 Objective Patella is the biggest sesamoid bone inside the human body, locating the inside of quadriceps tendon. It is an important module in the knee extension system.

6. 12 Objective Patella is the biggest sesamoid bone inside the human body, locating the inside of quadriceps tendon. It is an important module in the knee extension system.