metatarsus
Americannoun
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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of metatarsus
From New Latin, dating back to 1670–80; see origin at meta-, tarsus
Example Sentences
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A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus.
From Scientific American • Dec. 18, 2012
“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
“Coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Thus romance, beginning at the metatarsus, slowly but surely ascends to the diastolic region!
From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.
The injuries to the metatarsus corresponded so nearly to those already spoken of in the case of the metacarpus that they need no further mention.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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