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Answer for the clue "Foot bone ", 6 letters:
tarsal
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Word definitions for tarsal in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"of or pertaining to the ankle or instep," 1817, from tarsus (n.1) + -al (1), or from medical Latin tarsalis .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tarsal may refer to: Tarsal artery (disambiguation) Tarsal bone Tarsal glands tarsus (skeleton) (skeleton) tarsus (eyelids) (eye) superior tarsal muscle (eye) Tarsalia is a genus of bees
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; "tarsal bones"
Usage examples of tarsal.
One hand raised two inches from where it lay on the bloody cape, then fell back, tarsals and metatarsals separating, a scattering of tiny bones, as the radial tendon dissolved.
The tarsal bones are short, and the digits have the usual number of phalanges, the ungual or nail-bearing ones being small and rounded.
He took them down to the sandy lakefront and showed them sets of tracks—the three-toed marks of the venator and the bigger marks of the death eagle stalking him, three front tarsals digging deep enough in the sand to show the dew claw marks in the rear.