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tarsal plate

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tarsal plate  
n.  See tarsus.
tar·sus   (tär'səs)   
n.   pl. tar·si (-sī, -sē)
    1. The section of the vertebrate foot between the leg and the metatarsus.

    2. The bones making up this section, especially the seven small bones of the human ankle.

    3. The tarsometatarsus.

    4. The distal part of the leg of an arthropod, usually divided into segments.

  1. A fibrous plate that supports and shapes the edge of the eyelid. Also called tarsal plate.

  2. Zoology

    1. The tarsometatarsus.

    2. The distal part of the leg of an arthropod, usually divided into segments.


[New Latin, from Greek tarsos, ankle; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tarsal plate
Function: noun
: the plate of strong dense fibrous connective tissue that forms the supporting structure of the eyelid
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Medical Dictionary

tarsal plate n.
See tarsus.

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