| Pronunciation: | | `metu'târsus
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds |
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METATARSUS is a 10 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | metatarsal, pedal extremity, skeletal structure, vertebrate foot |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See
{Meta-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.)
That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between
the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the
human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The metatarsus consists of the 5 metatarsals (long bones) of the foot. |
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