metatarsus
Americannoun
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metatarsi
plural
noun
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the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus, consisting of five long bones
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the corresponding skeletal part in other vertebrates
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Etymology
Origin of metatarsus
From New Latin, dating back to 1670–80; see origin at meta-, tarsus
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There is great similarity between Dinosaurs and Pterodactyles seen in the region of the instep, known as the metatarsus.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
As for the articulations of the metatarsus with the phalanges, and of the phalanges with one another, they resemble those of the anterior limb too closely that it should be necessary to study them here.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Tuberculous disease in the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges has been considered in the chapter on Diseases of Bone.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Feet black, webbed, the membrane being deeply notched, great toe articulated to the metatarsus.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The articulations of the bones of the tarsus, and of these with the metatarsus, do not offer any interest with regard to mobility, this being almost wholly absent at that level.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Male: Cephalothorax, palpi, sternum, and most of legs yellowish; abdomen dark brown; metatarsi dark, tibiæ infuscated; mandibles reddish brown; tips of male palpi dark.
From New West Indian Spiders Bulletin of the AMNH, Vol. XXXIII, Art. XLI, pp. 639-642 by Nathan Banks
Cephalothorax, legs, sternum, mandibles, and palpi whitish; tarsi, and sometimes metatarsi, slightly infuscated; sternum sometimes more yellowish, no markings.
From New West Indian Spiders Bulletin of the AMNH, Vol. XXXIII, Art. XLI, pp. 639-642 by Nathan Banks
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