different between tarsus vs tarsometatarsus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tarsus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??.s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??.s?s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?s

Noun

tarsus (plural tarsi)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
   1. (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.

      Hyponyms: talus, calcaneus, navicular bone, cuboid bone, lateral cuneiform bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, medial cuneiform bone

   2. (zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.
   3. (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.
2. (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.

Derived terms

Related terms

• acrotarsium
• tarsometatarsus

Translations

References

• “tarsus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “tarsus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Asturs, Rastus, Surats, S?tras, surats, sutras, s?tras, tussar

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (tarsós, “the flat of the foot; the edge of the eyelid and its lashes”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?tar.sus/, [?t??rsus]

Noun

tarsus m (genitive tars?); second declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) The flat part of the foot.
2. (anatomy) The edge of the eyelid.

Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

• tars?lis (adjective)

Descendants

• ? English: tarsus

English

Etymology

tarso- +? metatarsus

Noun

tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)

1. 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