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tarsal

 
Dictionary: tar·sal   (tär'səl) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or situated near the tarsus of the foot: the tarsal bones.
  2. Of or relating to the tarsus of the eyelid: the tarsal ligaments.

[New Latin tarsālis, from tarsus, tarsus. See tarsus.]


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1. Pertaining to the ankle.

2. See tarsal bone.

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(tär'səl)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or situated near the tarsus of the foot.
  2. Of or relating to the tarsus of the eyelid.
WordNet: tarsal
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any bone of the tarsus
  Synonym: tarsal bone

The adjective tarsal has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot
  Pertains to noun: tarsus (meaning #1)

 
 

 

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