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Metatarsus

Metatarsus Meaning & Definition
Metatarsus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Metatarsus?

[n] the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds

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See Also | metatarsal | pedal extremity | skeletal structure | vertebrate foot

Metatarsus In Webster's Dictionary

\Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See {Meta-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

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