Tarsus vs Talus - What's the difference?
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(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.
(anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
* 1994 , Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing ,
(architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.
In anatomy terms the difference between tarsus and talus
is that tarsus is 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 while talus is the bone of the ankle.tarsus
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* tarsal * tarsal boneAnagrams
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----talus
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(wikipedia talus)Alternative forms
* tallusEtymology 1
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(es)- By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come.
References
* William Duane,A Military Dictionary, p. 179. *
