metatarsus

metatarsus
/met'euh tahr"seuhs/, n., pl. metatarsi /-suy/. Anat., Zool.
the part of a foot or hind limb, esp. its bony structure, included between the tarsus and the toes or phalanges. See diag. under skeleton.
[1670-80; < NL; see META-, TARSUS]

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  • Metatarsus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Metatarsus — steht für: den menschlichen Mittelfuß, siehe Fuß#Aufbau das Fersenglied von Gliederfüßern, siehe Tarsus (Gliederfüßer) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Metatarsus — Metatarsus, der Mittelfuß, s.d.; Metatarsi ossa, Mittelfußknochen, s.u. Fußknochen C) b) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Metatarsus — (griech. lat.), der Mittelfuß, s. Fuß, S. 227 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Metatarsus — (grch.) Mittelfuß, s. Fuß (anatom.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Metatarsus — Metatarsus, griech., der Mittelfuß …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • metatarsus — ► NOUN (pl. metatarsi) ▪ the bones of the foot, between the ankle and the toes. DERIVATIVES metatarsal adjective & noun …   English terms dictionary

  • metatarsus — [met΄ətär′səs] n. pl. metatarsi [met΄ə tär′sī΄] [ModL: see META & TARSUS] 1. the part of the human foot consisting of the five bones between the ankle and toes 2. a) the corresponding part of a land vertebrate s hind limb b) …   English World dictionary

  • Metatarsus — For the bone in birds, see tarsometatarsus. Bone: Metatarsal Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect. Latin metatarsus ossa metatarsalia Gray …   Wikipedia

  • metatarsus — The distal portion of the foot between the instep and the toes, having as its skeleton the five long bones (metatarsal bones) articulating proximally with the cuboid and cuneiform bones and distally with the phalanges. [meta + G. tarsos, tarsus]… …   Medical dictionary

  • metatarsus —   n. foot between ankle and base of toes; instep.    ♦ metatarsal, a.; n. bone of metatarsus …   Dictionary of difficult words

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