- metatarsus latus
- a broadened foot due to spreading of the anterior part of the foot resulting from separation of the heads of the metatarsal bones from each other; called also broad foot and spread foot.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metatarsus latus
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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
broad foot — metatarsus latus … Medical dictionary
spread foot — metatarsus latus … Medical dictionary
Talipes — Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common ("classic") type of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus), the foot is turned in sharply and the person seems to be walking on their ankle.… … Medical dictionary
