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Tarsals vs Talus - What's the difference?

tarsals | talus |

As nouns the difference between tarsals and talus

is that tarsals is while talus is talus; anklebone.

tarsals

English

Noun

(head)

    • talus

    English

    (wikipedia talus)

    Alternative forms

    * tallus

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl).

    Noun

    (tali)
  • (anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
    • Synonyms
    * (l) * (l)
    Derived terms
    * (l)
    See also
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • (geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
  • * 1994 , Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing ,
    • By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come.
  • (architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.
    • References
    * William Duane, A Military Dictionary, p. 179. *

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