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metatarsalgia

[ mĕt′ə-tär-săl′jə ]

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n.

A cramping burning pain that focuses in the region of the metatarsal bones of the foot.

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Words nearby metatarsalgia

metastatic calcification, meta tag, metatarsal, metatarsal arch, metatarsal artery, metatarsalgia, metatarsectomy, metatarsophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal joint, metatarsus, metatarsus latus

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How to use metatarsalgia in a sentence

It may coexist along with the common form of flat-foot, or it may be associated with the neuralgic pain known as metatarsalgia.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Metatarsalgia is characterized by an acute pain, cramplike in character, occurring at the base of the third or fourth toes.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern