sesamoid

English

Etymology

From sesame +‎ -oid.

Adjective

sesamoid (comparative more sesamoid, superlative most sesamoid)

1. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
2. Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.

Noun

sesamoid (plural sesamoids)

1. (anatomy) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.
   • 2021, Jonathan Bard, Evolution: The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity, page 257:

     There are also at least two examples of more complex ectopic digits. The first is in the aye-aye, a Madagascan lemur, which has a distinct pseudothumb on its forelimb consisting of a bony part that is an expanded radial sesamoid and a dense cartilaginous extension (Hartstone-Rose et al., 2019).

Derived terms

• sesamoidal
• sesamoiditis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sésamoïde.

Adjective

sesamoid m or n (feminine singular sesamoidă, masculine plural sesamoizi, feminine and neuter plural sesamoide)

1. sesamoid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	sesamoid		sesamoidă		sesamoizi	sesamoide
	definite	sesamoidul		sesamoida		sesamoizii	sesamoidele
genitive- dative	indefinite	sesamoid		sesamoide		sesamoizi	sesamoide
	definite	sesamoidului		sesamoidei		sesamoizilor	sesamoidelor