- metatarsus meta·tar·sus n
- [ˌmɛtə'tɒːsəs]
metatarso
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metatarsus meta·tar·sus n
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met|a|tar|sus — «MEHT uh TAHR suhs», noun, plural si « sy». 1. the part of the foot, especially the bones, between the ankle and the toes, comprising five bones in humans. 2. the corresponding part of the hind foot of a quadruped, between the tarsus and the… … Useful english dictionary
metatarsus — The distal portion of the foot between the instep and the toes, having as its skeleton the five long bones (metatarsal bones) articulating proximally with the cuboid and cuneiform bones and distally with the phalanges. [meta + G. tarsos, tarsus]… … Medical dictionary
Metatarsus — Met a*tar sus, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See {Meta }, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… … English syllables
Metatarsus — Me|ta|tar|sus der; , ...si <zu ↑meta... u. ↑Tarsus> Mittelfuß, Teil des Fußes zwischen den Zehen u. der Fußwurzel (besteht aus den fünf Mittelfußknochen; Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
metatarsus — met•a•tar•sus [[t]ˌmɛt əˈtɑr səs[/t]] n. pl. si ( sī). anat. the bones of a vertebrate hind limb between the tarsus and the toes, or phalanges • Etymology: 1670–80; < NL; see meta , tarsus … From formal English to slang
Metatarsi — Metatarsus Met a*tar sus, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See {Meta }, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
