Look up: Sesamoiditis

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   Sesamoiditis
   Sesamoiditis: Inflammation of a sesamoid bone. Since the patella (kneecap) is a sesamoid bone, inflammation of the patella is a form of sesamoiditis. The term is applied to inflammation of the sesamoid bones in a horse's foot.
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   sesamoiditis
   Inflammation of the proximal sesamoid bones in the horse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   Sesamoiditis
   `Sesamoiditis` is inflammation of the sesamoid bones. In humans it occurs on the bottom of the foot, just behind the large toe. There are actually two sesamoid bones on each foot and sometimes even three, known as bipartate sesamoids. They are roughly the size of jelly beans. In humans the sesamoid bones act as a fulcrum for the flexor tendons, the tendons which bend the big toe downward. In the horse it occurs at the horse's fetlock. The sesamo...
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