tarsal
English edit
Etymology edit
From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑː.səl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹ.səl/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səl
Adjective edit
tarsal (not comparable)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
- (anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
Derived terms edit
- carpotarsal
- craniocarpotarsal
- crurotarsal
- extratarsal
- infratarsal
- intertarsal
- intratarsal
- mediotarsal
- mesotarsal
- midtarsal
- posttarsal
- pretarsal
- retrotarsal
- spondylocarpotarsal
- superior tarsal
- superior tarsal muscle
- supratarsal
- talotarsal
- tarsal bone
- tarsal gland
- tarsally
- tarsal muscle
- tarso-, tars-
- tarsoconjunctival
- tarsotarsal
- tibiotarsal
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of or relating to the tarsus
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Noun edit
tarsal (plural tarsals)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.
Translations edit
Translations
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See also edit
References edit
- “tarsal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tarsal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Adjective edit
tarsal (feminine tarsale, masculine plural tarsaux, feminine plural tarsales)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tarsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tarsales)