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Tarsal bone

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tarsalnoun(anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
tarsusnoun(anatomy) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
tarsenounThe tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
tarsalenoun(anatomy) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
tibiotarsusnoun(anatomy) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
tibialenounAlternative spelling of tibial. [(anatomy) A tibial bone.]
mesocuneiformnoun(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus
tarsectomynoun(surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
tibialnoun(anatomy) A tibial bone.
talusnoun(anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
metatarsusnounThe part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.
fibularenoun(anatomy) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula and corresponds to the calcaneum in humans and most mammals.
hypotarsusnoun(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
tarsotomynoun(surgery) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages (of the eye).
foretarsusnounThe foremost part of the tarsus in the arthropod leg
metacarpalnoun(anatomy) Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
mesopodialianoun(anatomy) The bones of the carpus and tarsus.
distitarsusnounA divided or split tarsus
centralenoun(anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus in most vertebrates. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
anklebonenounThe bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

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