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SESAMOID BONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
os sesamoideum
Latin
A02.0.00.016
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A bone embedded within a tendon or a joint capsule that eases joint movement.

OBS

sesamoid bone: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.0.00.016: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
os sesamoideum
Latin
A02.0.00.016
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Petit os logé dans un tendon ou une capsule articulaire et qui facilite les mouvements articulaires.

OBS

os sésamoïde : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.0.00.016 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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