metatarsectomy

Excision of the metatarsus. [metarsus + G. ektome, excision]

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meta·tar·sec·to·my -.tär-'sek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal of the metatarsus or a metatarsal bone

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meta·tar·sec·to·my (met″ə-tahr-sekґtə-me) excision or resection of the metatarsus.