tarsal
/ˈtɑːs(ə)l
/Anatomy & Zoology
adjective
Relating to the tarsus: the tarsal claws of beetles...
- The lateral terminal branch of the deep peroneal nerve sends fibers to the extensor digitorum brevis muscle and articular twigs to the tarsal joints.
- These areas include the plantar fascia, ankle joint, tarsal tunnel, interdigital space, and first metatarsophalangeal joint.
- In the most severe cases, the distal tips of the maxillary and labial palps are transformed to tarsal claws.
noun
A bone of the tarsus.We digitized the pelvis, femur, tibia, fibula, astragalus, calcaneum, distal tarsals, and metatarsals II-IV....
- The postcranial skeleton, and especially the vertebrae, carpals and tarsals, were very slow to ossify.
- Lungs are well developed, teeth are blade-like, carpal and tarsals ossified in adults, and the diploid number is 28.
Origin
Early 19th century: from tarsus + -al.
Rhymes
- Skinnerian
- Skinnerism
- skinnery
- skinniness
- skinnum
- skinny
- skinny-dip
- skinny-dipper
- skinnying
- skinny jeans
- Skinny Liz
- Skinny Lizzie
- skinnymalink
- skinnymalinky
- skinny-rib
- skin (one's) teeth
- skin packaging
- skin pass
- skin patch
- skin-pop
- skin-popper
- skin potential
- skin preserver
- skin print
- skin protection factor