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Tarsus vs Tarsometatarsus - What's the difference?

tarsus | tarsometatarsus |

As nouns the difference between tarsus and tarsometatarsus

is that tarsus is (anatomy) the part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus while tarsometatarsus is the large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird it is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

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

    Anagrams

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    tarsometatarsus

    English

    Noun

    (tarsometatarsi)
  • The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

    • Derived terms

    * tarsometatarsal (Webster 1913)