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tarsal

American  
[tahr-suhl] / ˈtɑr səl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the tarsus of the foot.

  2. pertaining to the tarsi of the eyelids.


noun

  1. a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.

tarsal British  
/ ˈtɑːsəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or constituting the tarsus or tarsi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a tarsal bone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
tarsal Scientific  
/ tär′səl /
  1. Relating to or involving the ankle.


  1. Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of tarsal

First recorded in 1810–20; tars(us) + -al 1


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He had “marked flexure of the carpal and tarsal joints of all four limbs”—that is, hooked legs.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2017

Which tarsal bones are in the proximal, intermediate, and distal groups?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

This area corresponds to ligaments that connect the tarsal or midfoot bones.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2012

A bone in his foot, called the tarsal scaphoid, started to deform, causing intense pain.

From Time ● Aug. 26, 2011

The inferior surface of this extremity of the tibia is articular; and is in contact with one of the tarsal bones, the astragalus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

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