| Term Name: | scleral sesamoid bone |
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| 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) |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010311] |