metatarsaladj.n.
/ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsl/, /ˈmɛtəˌtɑːsl/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəˈˌtɑrs(ə)l/ Anatomy and Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the metatarsus.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [adjective]
metatarsal1702
metatarso-phalangeal1828
tarso-metatarsal1835
tibiotarsal1835
calcaneal1849
astragalar1854
cuboidal1866
tarsophalangeal1871
talo-calcaneal1887
talo-fibular1887
talo-scaphoid1887
talo-tibial1887
talocalcanean1900
the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of legs > of parts of > of bones of
tarso-metatarsal1835
tibiotarsal1835
metatarsal1899
1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1194 A Sinuous Ulcer passed by the side of one of the Metatarsal Bones.
1739 S. Sharp Treat. Operations Surg. 223 It may happen that the Bones of the Toes, and part only of the Metatarsal Bones are carious.
1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 320 A complete vesication had taken place over the whole extent of the metatarsal bones.
1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. 10 A fusion of the second, third, and fourth metatarsal bones.
1939 F. D. Dickson & R. L. Diveley Functional Disorders of Foot ix. 186 (heading) Descent of the metatarsal arch and anterior metatarsalgia (Morton's toe).
1967 Brain 90 350 The jerk, elicited by a tap on a tendon or a tap on the plantar or dorsal surface of the metatarsal heads, stretches a large number of spindle receptors simultaneously.
1992 Explore June 15/3 Factors which contribute to the likelihood of trauma are hard soled shoes..and putting more weight on the metatarsal heads, which occurs with high heeled shoes.
B. n.
Each of the bones forming the metatarsus.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [noun]
navicular?a1425
metatarsus?c1425
heel bone1516
astragalus?1541
bonket1552
cube-bone1615
die-bone1634
os calcis1634
foot bone1658
tarsus1676
pterna1684
talus1684
navicular bone1696
astragal1728
calcaneum1728
cuboid bone1829
cuboid1836
metatarsal1837
metapodium1844
tarso-metatarsal1851
arch1858
intermedium1878
tarsal1881
1837 R. B. Todd in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 341/2 The first, or metatarsal of the great toe.
1851 G. A. Mantell Petrifactions ii. §3. 116 The entire series of phalangeals with the corresponding metatarsal of a..species of Dinornis.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 666 Tight or badly fitting shoes exerting pressure on the head of the metatarsal.
1925 J. J. Nutt Dis. & Deformities of Foot (ed. 2) x. 252 Morton's toe is a neuritis, caused by nerve pressure by the head of the fourth metatarsal.
1982 S. Conran Lace iv. xix. 225 She..sat on the footstool in front of the log fire.., the metatarsals bulging after a lifetime spent in too-high heels.
1994 Dog World June 7/1 Well-let-down; having short hock; refers to short metatarsals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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