1.
[syn: tarsal, tarsal bone]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot;
- Example: "tarsal bones"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tarsal \Tar"sal\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Tercel. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tarsal \Tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).
-- n. A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.
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Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of
the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tarsal
adj 1: of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; "tarsal
bones"
n 1: any bone of the tarsus [syn: tarsal, tarsal bone]