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scleral sesamoid bone

Term ID
UBERON:0010311
Synonyms
  • scleral sesamoid
  • scleral sesamoid element
  • sesamoideum esclerae
Definition
A sesamoid bone that lies adjacent to the tendon of one of the muscles responsible for adducting the nictitating membrane (the pyramidal nictitating muscle) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16496288
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