Sesamoid /(?)/

Ses·a·moid

Sesamoid

a.
  1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. (Anat.)

Phrases & Compounds
Sesamoid bones
small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.

Sesamoid

n.
  1. A sesamoid bone or cartilage. (Anat.)