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noun • any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint | ||||||||
| 35% | 5 | From the Greek meaning “shaped like the letter upsilon”, the neck’s U-shaped lingual bone | ||||||
adjective • of or relating to the hyoid bone noun • a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles | ||||||||
| 28% | 13 | This small bone found in the human body is shaped like a sesame seed | ||||||
noun • any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint | ||||||||
Bone Shaped Like A Certain Seed Crossword Clue
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SESAMOID which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SESAMOID
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times11 Dec 1983 | Down 52 | |
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