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met⋅a⋅tar⋅sal

[met-uh-tahr-suhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the metatarsus.
–noun
2. a bone in the metatarsus.

Origin:
1730–40; meta- + tarsal


met⋅a⋅tar⋅sal⋅ly, adverb
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met·a·tar·sal   (mět'ə-tär'səl)   
adj.  Of or relating to the metatarsus.
n.  Any of the bones of the metatarsus.
met'a·tar'sal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 2metatarsal
Function: noun
: a metatarsal bone
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metatarsal met·a·tar·sal (mět'ə-tär'səl)
adj.
Of or relating to the metatarsus. n.
Any of the five long bones that form the anterior portion of the foot and articulate posteriorly with the three cuneiform and the cuboid bones and anteriorly with the five proximal phalanges.


met'a·tar'sal·ly adv.

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