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Definition of Tarsal bone
1. Noun. Any bone of the tarsus.
Definition of Tarsal bone
1. Noun. (anatomy) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarsal Bone
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 ..."