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tarsal
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.
Tarsal \Tar"sal\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tercel. [Obs.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Of or relating to the tarsus. n. (context anatomy English) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; "tarsal bones"
n. any bone of the tarsus [syn: tarsal bone]
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
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.