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tarsal definition

tar·sal (tär′səl)

adjective

of the tarsus of the foot or the tarsi of the eyelids

Etymology: < ModL tarsus (see tarsus) + -al

noun

a tarsal bone or plate

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