tarsal bones
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tarsal — /tahr seuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the tarsus of the foot. 2. pertaining to the tarsi of the eyelids. n. 3. a tarsal bone, joint, or the like. [1810 20; TARS(US) + AL1] * * * ▪ bone any of several short, angular bones that in humans… … Universalium
tarsal coalition — the fibrous, cartilaginous, or bony fusion of two or more of the tarsal bones, often resulting in talipes planovalgus, although other deformities occur and some patients are asymptomatic; it may be congenital or acquired as a response to trauma,… … Medical dictionary
tarsal tunnel — the osseofibrous passage for the posterior tibial vessels, tibial nerve, and flexor tendons, formed by the flexor retinaculum and tarsal bones. Tarsal tunnel … Medical dictionary
tarsal joints — the joints between the various tarsal bones. Called also intertarsal j s … Medical dictionary
tarsal synostosis — fusion of various tarsal bones … Medical dictionary
tarsal — Relating to a tarsus in any sense. * * * tar·sal tar səl adj 1) of or relating to the tarsus 2) being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids tarsal n a tarsal part (as a bone or cartilage) * * * 1. adj … Medical dictionary
tarsal cartilage — Tarsus Tar sus, n.; pl. {Tarsi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d {Tarse}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarsal plate — Tarsus Tar sus, n.; pl. {Tarsi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d {Tarse}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarsal — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the bones in the ankle. n. a tarsal bone. Etymology: TARSUS + AL … Useful english dictionary
tarsal — 1) adj. relating to the bones of the ankle and foot (tarsus). 2) adj. relating to the eyelid, especially to its supporting tissue (tarsus). 3) n. any of the bones forming the tarsus … The new mediacal dictionary
