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Definition of Tarsus

1. Noun. The part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively.

Definition of Tarsus

1. n. The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.

Definition of Tarsus

1. Noun. (anatomy) The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The superior or inferior tarsal muscle of the eyelid, responsible for sympathetic control of the eyelid. ¹

4. Noun. (zoology) In insects and other arthropods, any of a series of articulations in the true foot; the last joint forming the foot in spiders. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tarsus

1. a part of the foot [n TARSI]

Medical Definition of Tarsus

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse. 1. The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals. Synonym: tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate. 2. The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tarsus

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

1. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1906)
"tarsus view. In an article, " Cilicia, tarsus, and the great Taurus Pass," l there is given a study in considerable detail of the geographical and ..."

2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1908)
"A fenestra is thus made in the tarsus and in the conjunctiva as well. ... AFFECTIONS OF THE tarsus. — The tarsus is implicated not only in the diseases of ..."

3. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1918)
"When Pompey reconstituted the province of Cilicia (in 64 Bc), tarsus became ... tarsus took Caesar's side in the Civil War, and in memory of a visit which ..."

4. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1906)
"tarsus. VII. tarsus AS AN ORIENTAL TOWN. IT has been argued in the preceding part of this study that the early tarsus was one of the " sons of the Ionian. ..."

5. Selections from Strabo: With an Introduction on Strabo's Life and Works by Strabo, Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1893)
"The river rises about 30 miles to the NW. of tarsus, not tar from the village of ... The ravine which it traverses be- tween this point and tarsus is ..."

6. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1899)
"Femur, tibia, and tarsus all bearing rather large stout bristles ; femur twice as long as tarsus ; claw slender. ..."

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