tarsal
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- noun
- /ˈtɑrsl/
- Specialized
:
tarsiano
- During the surgery, the surgeon repaired a fracture in one of the tarsal bones.
- tarsals and metatarsals
You standing in the yard and next thing you know, you know those bounty hunters come and fucking wheel off with your fucking calf and shit, They wheel off with all your tarsals.
- You standing in the yard and next thing you know, you know those bounty hunters come and fucking wheel off with your fucking calf and shit, They wheel off with all your tarsals.
Examples
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The arrow shows how the five rays of the longitudinal planter strap cross each toe to end on the dorsum of the tarsals.
Academic text (1991) -
The lower ends of the strips lay across the tarsals.
Academic text (1991) -
The lower ends of the anterior and posterior pairs are just visible, lying across the tarsals.
Academic text (1991) -
The five rays of the longitudinal planter strap were carried forward to wind around each toe and then onto the dorsum of the foot to end on the tarsals.
Academic text (1991) -
In design, only the fore-foot MCR insert was replaced by an articulated distal row of tarsals, with metatarsals and phalanges.
Academic text (1990) -
Of the 19 participants, 15 were spinal cord injured (T3-L5), 1 had spina bifida, 2 had multitrauma, and 1 had bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Academic text (2001) -
The doctor examined the patient's tarsal bones for any signs of injury.
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Athletes often experience pain in the tarsals due to excessive running on hard surfaces.
Synonyms
A small bone in the ankle that helps the foot move
Compounds
- Specialized
A small part at the edge of the eyelid that makes oil to keep the eyelids from sticking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tarsal comes from the old Greek word tarsos, which meant 'flat of the foot' or 'ankle'. So a tarsal is one of the small bones that make the ankle and the back part of the foot.