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Any of several small, round or oval bones lying within a tendon, such as me patella (kneecap). The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.<\/p>\n

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A small ovoid bone embedded in a tendon that lies over a joint and does not articulate with another bone; for example, the patella.<\/p>\n

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An oval nodule of bone that lies within a tendon and slides over another bony surface. The patella (kneecap) and certain bones in the hand and foot are sesamoid bones.<\/p>\n

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Rounded nodules of bone usually embedded in tendon. They are usually a few millimeter in diameter, but some are larger, such as the patella, or knee-cap.<\/p>\n

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A type of short bone occurring in the hands and feet and embedded in tendons or joint capsules.<\/p>\n

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Any of several small, round or oval bones lying within a tendon, such as me patella (kneecap). The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body. A small ovoid bone embedded in a tendon that lies over a joint and does not articulate with another bone; for example, the patella. An oval nodule […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\nSesamoid bone - Definition of Sesamoid bone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Any of several small, round or oval bones lying within a tendon, such as me patella (kneecap). 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