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Tarsometatarsus


Tarˊso-metˊa-tar′sus

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Noun.
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pl.
Tarsometatarsi
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[NL.]
(Anat.)
The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

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tarsometatarsus

tarsometatarsus

English

Noun

tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)

  1. The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

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