tarsal

English

Etymology

Fromtarsus+‎-al,cognate toNew Latintarsālis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈtɑː.səl/

• Audio(Southern England):

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• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈtɑɹ.səl/
• Rhymes:-ɑː(ɹ)səl

Adjective

tarsal(notcomparable)

1. (anatomy,zootomy)Of or relating to thetarsus.
2. (anatomy)Being or relating toplatesofdenseconnective tissuethat serve tostiffentheeyelids.

Derived terms

• 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
• tarsoconjunctival
• tarso-,tars-
• tarsotarsal
• tibiotarsal

Related terms

• basitarsal
• foretarsal
• metatarsal
• protarsal
• tarsometatarsal

Translations

of or relating to the tarsus

• Bulgarian:на глезена(na glezena)
• Catalan:tarsal,tarsià
• Finnish:nilkka-(compound),nilkan(genitive of noun)
• French:tarsien(fr)
• Maori:iwi pungapunga

Noun

tarsal(pluraltarsals)

1. (anatomy,zootomy)Ellipsisoftarsal bone.
2. (anatomy)Ellipsisoftarsal muscle.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish:nilkkaluu(fi)
• Hungarian:lábtőcsont(hu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish:hestiyê bazinê pê

See also

• bone

References

• “tarsal”,inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
• “tarsal”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.

Anagrams

• Lastra,Starla,altars,astral,ratals,talars

French

Adjective

tarsal(femininetarsale,masculine pluraltarsaux,feminine pluraltarsales)

1. tarsal

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/taɾˈsal/[t̪aɾˈsal]
• Rhymes:-al
• Syllabification:tar‧sal

Adjective

tarsalmorf(masculine and feminine pluraltarsales)

1. tarsal