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sesamoid bone

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001479

A sesamoid element that is composed of bone tissue. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

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comment
  • Sesamoids are often endochondral replacement elements and in addition to bone tissue, may also be composed of articular cartilage, fibrocartilage, hyaline cartilage, and calcified cartilage.[VSAO]
definition
  • A sesamoid element that is composed of bone tissue.
depicted by
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Gray350.png
has exact synonym
  • ossa sesamoidea
id
  • UBERON:0001479