- metatarsus atavicus
- abnormal shortness of the first metatarsal bone.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metatarsus atavicus
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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
Morton's toe — Photo of an extreme example of Morton s toe Morton s toe ( or Morton s syndrome[1], long toe) is the common term for the condition of a shortened first metatarsal in relation to the second metatarsal. It is a type of brachymetatarsia … Wikipedia
