sesamoid

adj

1. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
2. Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.

noun

1. A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.

   “There are also at least two examples of more complex ectopic digits. The first is in the aye-aye, a Madagascan lemur, which has a distinct pseudothumb on its forelimb consisting of a bony part that is an expanded radial sesamoid and a dense cartilaginous extension (Hartstone-Rose et al., 2019).”