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sesamoid bone

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Noun1.sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointsesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
kneecap, kneepan, patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint


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LISTED sprint winner Corrybrough has been put down after shattering a sesamoid bone and severely damaging a tendon while working on the gallops at Kingston Warren, near Lambourn.
The World Championship bronze medallist had a problem with the sesamoid bones in her foot and was told not to run, a break she believes will pay dividends when Kluft arrives in Birmingham on February 16.
Racecourse veterinary staff quickly attended the colt but they found open fractures to both sesamoid bones in his off-fore.
 
 
 
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