tarsus
IPA: tˈɑrsʌs
noun
- (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
- (anatomy) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
- (zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.
- (zootomy) The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.
- (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.
- A city in Mersin province, Turkey, in Cilicia (Çukurova), near the Mediterranean coast.
Advertisement
Examples of "tarsus" in Sentences
- He worked in Tarsus as a teacher.
- The bill and the tarsus were black.
- Next is the femur, tibia and tarsus.
- A spiny ridge is found on the tarsus.
- Carpus and tarsus of land vertebrates.
- Tarsus and toes are entirely feathered.
- The corresponding part of the foot is the tarsus.
- Tarsus is a bit east of what is marked as Tarsus .
- It is the fusion of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
- In addition, the tarsus of the hind legs of the males is more silvery.
Advertisement
Advertisement