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intermetatarsal

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met⋅a⋅tar⋅sal

  [met-uh-tahr-suhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the metatarsus.
–noun
2. a bone in the metatarsus.
Origin:
1730–40; meta- + tarsal

Related forms:
met⋅a⋅tar⋅sal⋅ly, adverb
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2metatarsal
Function: noun
: a metatarsal bone
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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Science Dictionary
metatarsal   (mět'ə-tär'səl)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of the bones of the feet in humans or the back feet in animals that are located between the tarsal bones and the phalanges.
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