adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- intertarsal adjective
- posttarsal adjective
- subtarsal adjective
Etymology
Origin of tarsal
Vocabulary lists containing tarsal
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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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
The posterior foot is formed by the seven tarsal bones.
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
Accidental deviations from the natural type may, also, be hereditary, as is seen in those races of dogs which have a supernumerary toe on the hind foot, and tarsal bones to correspond.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose
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