Definition of Tarsal bone

1. Noun. Any bone of the tarsus.

Exact synonyms: Tarsal
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Tarsus
Derivative terms: Tarsal

Definition of Tarsal bone

1. Noun. (anatomy) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarsal Bone

tarring
tarrings
tarrock
tarrocks
tarrow
tarrowed
tarrowing
tarrows
tarry
tarry cyst
tarrying
tars
tarsadenitis
tarsal
tarsal arch
tarsal bone (current term)
tarsal bones
tarsal canal
tarsal cartilage
tarsal cyst
tarsal fold
tarsal gland
tarsal glands
tarsal joints
tarsal ligaments
tarsal plates
tarsal tunnel syndrome
tarsale
tarsalgia

Literary usage of Tarsal bone

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

1. Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"The tarsal bone, c*, of the distal series internal to c5 is shaped like another c5, ... This is succeeded by a tarsal bone, c3, shaped like the external ..."

2. Transactions of the Pathological Society of London by Pathological Society of London (1892)
"The tarsal bone immediately behind the great toe is undoubtedly an internal cuneiform from its shape and position ; and the relation which the metatarsal ..."

3. Materials for the Study of Variation: Treated with Especial Regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"The tarsal bone, c*, of the distal series internal to c5 is shaped like another c5, ... This is succeeded by a tarsal bone, c3, shaped like the external ..."

4. An Encyclopædic Index of Medicine and Surgery by Edward John Bermingham (1882)
"Lisfranc and Zeigler have seen the posterior tubercle of the meta-tarsal bone of the little toe, extending backwards toward the heel, half and three ..."

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