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Carpus vs Tarsus - What's the difference?

carpus | tarsus |

As nouns the difference between carpus and tarsus

is that carpus is the group of bones that make up the wrist while tarsus is the part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.

carpus

English

(wikipedia carpus)

Noun

(carpi)
  • (skeleton) The group of bones that make up the wrist.

    • Derived terms

    * carpal * carpal bone

    tarsus

    English

    Noun

    (tarsi)
  • (anatomy) The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
  • (anatomy) Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot.
  • (anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
  • (zoology) In insects and other arthropods, any of a series of articulations in the true foot; the last joint forming the foot in spiders.

    • Derived terms

    * tarsal * tarsal bone

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