Metatarsus — Met a*tar sus, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See {Meta }, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metatarsus — Metatarsus, der Mittelfuß, s.d.; Metatarsi ossa, Mittelfußknochen, s.u. Fußknochen C) b) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Metatarsus — (griech. lat.), der Mittelfuß, s. Fuß, S. 227 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Metatarsus — (grch.) Mittelfuß, s. Fuß (anatom.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Metatarsus — Metatarsus, griech., der Mittelfuß … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
metatarsus — ► NOUN (pl. metatarsi) ▪ the bones of the foot, between the ankle and the toes. DERIVATIVES metatarsal adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
metatarsus — [met΄ətär′səs] n. pl. metatarsi [met΄ə tär′sī΄] [ModL: see META & TARSUS] 1. the part of the human foot consisting of the five bones between the ankle and toes 2. a) the corresponding part of a land vertebrate s hind limb b) … English World dictionary
Metatarsus — For the bone in birds, see tarsometatarsus. Bone: Metatarsal Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect. Latin metatarsus ossa metatarsalia Gray … Wikipedia
metatarsus — The distal portion of the foot between the instep and the toes, having as its skeleton the five long bones (metatarsal bones) articulating proximally with the cuboid and cuneiform bones and distally with the phalanges. [meta + G. tarsos, tarsus]… … Medical dictionary
metatarsus — n. foot between ankle and base of toes; instep. ♦ metatarsal, a.; n. bone of metatarsus … Dictionary of difficult words