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Definition of Metatarsal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the metatarsus. "Metatarsal bones"

2. Noun. Any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes.

Definition of Metatarsal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.

Definition of Metatarsal

1. Adjective. Of the metatarsus. ¹

2. Noun. Any of the bones of the metatarsus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Metatarsal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Metatarsal

1. One of five bones that travel out to each toe in the foot. The metatarsals articulate with the tarsal bones in the hindfoot and the phalanges (toes) in the forefoot. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metatarsal

metasubstitution metasubstitutions metaswitzerite metasyntactic metasyntactic variable metasyntactic variables metasyntax metasyphilitic metasystem metasystems

metatable metatables metatag metatags metatarsal (current term) metatarsal arch metatarsal artery metatarsal bone metatarsal bones metatarsal reflex

metatarsal vein metatarsalgia metatarsals metatarse metatarsectomy metatarses metatarsi metatarsophalangeal metatarsophalangeal articulations

Literary usage of Metatarsal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The Dorsal Ligaments consist of strong, flat, fibrous bands, which connect the tarsal with the metatarsal bones. The first metatarsal is connected to the ..."

2. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"A complete articular capsule unites the first metatarsal with the first cuneiform, the fibres of which are very thick on the inferior and medial aspects; ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The movements permitted between the tarsal and metatarsal bones are limited to ... The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1854)
"There was a small semilunar split in the integument on the dorsum of the foot, situated over the centre of the metatarsal bone of the little toe, ..."

5. Treatise on Fractures in General, Industrial, and Military Practice by John Bingham Roberts, James Alphonsus Kelly (1921)
"Of the five metatarsal bones each has a base, a shaft, and a head. The first metatarsal is the largest and the second the ..."

6. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Tarso-metatarsal Articular Surfaces.—The manner in which the metatarsus is ... The first metatarsal rests against the first cuneiform, and this joint ..."

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