In anatomy, a sesamoid bone (d) is a bone embedded within a tendon. ==Structure== Sesamoid bones can be found on joints throughout the body, including: ==Clinical significance== ==Other animals== In equine anatomy, the term sesamoid bone usually refers to the two sesamoid bones found at the back of the fetlock or metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophala...
(from the article `joint`) ...The wall consists of two layers: an outer complete fibrous layer and an inner incomplete synovial layer. Parts of the outer layer are either ...
a small bone which appears at the age of thirteen, adjacent to the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb and is of use in determining the skeletal age of a child.
A bone formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint. ... Synonym: os sesamoideum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
A bone within a tendon.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a bone formed after birth in a tendon where it passes over a joint, the patella. Synonyms: os sesamoideum
Sesamoid bone: A little bone embedded in a joint capsule or tendon. The kneecap (patella) is a sesamoid bone.
(ses;ua-moid) A membranous bone formed in a tendon in response to joint stress (e.g., the patella).
Any small, nodular bone (such as the kneecap) that is located within the tendon of a muscle or the capsule of a joint.
[n] - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
sesamoid noun any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint