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Tarsometatarsus

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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.