Tarsus

Meaning

Noun

●

In Anatomy, Animal body parts & Skeleton:

The part between the main part of the

and the

in

vertebrates.

A group of small

in this part of the

. The

of the human

form the

and

part of the

.

●

In Anatomy & Animal body parts:

The part between the main part of the

and the

in

vertebrates.

The

or

tarsometatarsus

of the

of a

or reptile.

The

or the

of the

of an

or other

,

several small

and

a claw.

●

In Anatomy & New Latin:

A

of

connective tissue

found in each

,

to either the

superior tarsal muscle

(in the

) or

(lower

), which

with

control.

Name

●

A

in Mersin

, Turkey, in Cilicia (Çukurova),

the Mediterranean coast.

Sourced from

Origin

tarsus

English

tarsus

Latin

ταρσός

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Sourced from

Related

Greater Trochanter

Spinous Processes

Thoracic Vertebrae

Medial Malleolus

Rhymes

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