Synonym for os vesalianum ... The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone sometimes existing as a separate bone. ... Synonym: vesalianum, Vesalius' bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(vә-sa″le-a´nәm) a sesamoid bone in the tendon of origin of the gastrocnemius muscle, or in the angle between the cuboid and fifth metatarsal bones.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ve-sā′lē-ā′nŭm Synonyms: os vesalianum