metatarsi

Variant of metatarsus

noun pl. metatarsi

  1. the part of the human foot consisting of the five bones between the ankle and toes
    1. the corresponding part of a land vertebrate's hind limb
    2. the bone between the tibia and the phalanges in a bird's leg

Origin: ModL: see meta- & tarsus

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