tarsal

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: tarsal bone

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. any bone of the tarsusSynonyms: tarsal boneType of bone, osPart of tarsus

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot“tarsal bones”Relating to tarsus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Tar′sal adjective

Anatomy Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye). — noun A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.

Tarsal tetter Medicine, an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.


Tar′sal noun

Zoology Same as Tercel. obsolete

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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