Tarsus
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈtɑː.səs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tarsus is a noun meaning (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
Meaning
(anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- tarsi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ankle, palpal, tibiotarsus, tarsale, tarsal, foretarsus.
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