metatarsalgia

[ mĕt′ə-tär-săl′jə ]

n.

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

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for metatarsalgia

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
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