sesamoide

Italian

Adjective

sesamoide (plural sesamoidi)

1. sesamoid

   Synonym: sesamoideo

Noun

sesamoide m (plural sesamoidi)

1. (anatomy) sesamoid, sesamoid bone

   Synonym: osso sesamoide

Related terms

• sesamoidale
• sesamoidite

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sesamóideo

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈmoj.d͡ʒi/ [se.zaˈmoɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈmoj.d͡ʒi/ [se.zaˈmoɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈmoj.de/ [se.zaˈmoɪ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈmoj.dɨ/ [sɨ.zɐˈmoj.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: -ɔjd͡ʒi, -ɔjdɨ
• Hyphenation: se‧sa‧moi‧de

Adjective

sesamoide m or f (plural sesamoides)

1. sesamoid (that has a similar appearance or shape to a sesame seed)
2. sesamoid (said to be a small bone or cartilage that develops within a tendon or near a joint)

Further reading

• “sesamoide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “sesamoide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025