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metatarsus definition

meta·tar·sus (-tär′səs)

noun pl. metatarsi -·tar′si′ (-sī′)

  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

Etymology: ModL: see meta- & tarsus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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