sesamoiditis

1 9.9

Pain and swelling in the small bones under the big toe

noun
/ˌsɛsəˈmɔɪdˌaɪtɪs/

Specialized

: sesamoiditis

He was diagnosed with sesamoiditis last week.

Examples

Many athletes suffer from sesamoiditis due to overuse.
Experiencing sesamoiditis often means feeling pain in the foot while walking or running.
The runner developed sesamoiditis after increasing her training intensity too quickly.
Wearing proper footwear can help prevent sesamoiditis in athletes and dancers.
A doctor diagnosed him with sesamoiditis after he complained of pain in the ball of his foot.
Repetitive stress can lead to sesamoiditis, causing discomfort in your feet during exercise.
It is advisable to consult a doctor if you suspect sesamoiditis due to persistent foot pain.

How Severe

sesamoiditis

Specialized

1 9.9

inflammation

Specialized

60 3.7

irritation

20 3.2

Surface Forms

sesamoiditis singular

sesamoiditides plural

Morphology

sesamoiditis = sesamoid (opaque) = sesamoid + itis

Formally built from 'sesamoid' + the medical suffix '-itis', but 'sesamoid' is a low-frequency, technical term so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Sesamoiditis comes from sesamoid, which is linked to sesame, because those tiny bones look like 'sesame' seeds. The ending -itis means 'inflammation', as in arthritis, so sesamoiditis is the inflammation of those small sesame-seed-like bones and this explains the pain in the ball of the foot.