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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=anatomy">anatomy</a>, a <b>sesamoid bone</b>  is a <a href="page.php?w=bone">bone</a> embedded within a <a href="page.php?w=tendon">tendon</a> or a <a href="page.php?w=muscle">muscle</a>. Its name is derived from the Greek word for '<a href="page.php?w=sesame">sesame</a> seed', indicating the small size of most sesamoids. Often, these bones form in response to strain, or can be present as a <a href="page.php?w=anatomical_variation">normal variant</a>. The <a href="page.php?w=patella">patella</a> is the largest sesamoid</p><p>
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