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Definition of tarsus

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Tarsus (n.) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones..

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Mesopodiale :: Mesopodiale (n.) One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.

Mesocuniform :: Mesocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform.

Tarsometatarsal :: Tarsometatarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.

Calcaneum :: Calcaneum (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel; -- called also fibulare..

Tibiotarsal :: Tibiotarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.

Acrotarsium :: Acrotarsium (n.) The instep or front of the tarsus.

Tarsus :: Tarsus (n.) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate..

Tarsal :: Tarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).

Tarsometatarsus :: Tarsometatarsus (n.) The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

Ectocuniform :: Ectocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.

Hypotarsus :: Hypotarsus (n.) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

Metatarse :: Metatarse (n.) Metatarsus.

Pes :: Pes (n.) The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including the tarsus and foot..

Scutelliplantar :: Scutelliplantar (a.) Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds..

Cuboid :: Cuboid (n.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes..

Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode..

Tarso- :: Tarso- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus..

Ankle :: Ankle (n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

Metatarsus :: Metatarsus (n.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix..

Tarsectomy :: Tarsectomy (n.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.