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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sesamoid /ˈsɛsəmɔɪd/ (also sesamoid bone)

▶noun a small bony nodule within a tendon passing over an angular structure, especially in the hands and feet.

– origin C17: from sesame (with ref. to the similarity in shape of a sesame seed) + -oid.

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