mesotarsaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈtɑːsl/, U.S.

/ˌmɛzoʊˈtɑrs(ə)l/; see also meso- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, tarsal adj.

Etymology: < meso- comb. form + tarsal adj., after mesotarsus n. Compare metatarsal adj. and n. and protarsal adj.

Zoology.

Of a vertebrate joint: situated between the proximal and distal tarsal bones, as the ankle joint of a bird or reptile.

ΚΠ

1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. II. 366 The ankle-joint of the bird is a meso-tarsal joint.

1961 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 244 154 This type of joint is found in crocodiles, where the tarsal joint is mesotarsal on the tibial side and crurotarsal on the fibular side.

1987 Nature 7 May 13/2 Dimorphodon also possessed a bird-like knee joint and a mesotarsal ankle joint similar to that of birds and dinosaurs.

1993 Jrnl. Morphol. 218 65/1 The mesotarsal ankle joint of lizards is spanned on its ventral surface by a mass of connective tissue that has been termed the plantar aponeurosis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesotarsal
释义	mesotarsaladj. Brit. /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈtɑːsl/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈtɑrs(ə)l/; see also meso- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, tarsal adj. Etymology: < meso- comb. form + tarsal adj., after mesotarsus n. Compare metatarsal adj. and n. and protarsal adj. Zoology. Of a vertebrate joint: situated between the proximal and distal tarsal bones, as the ankle joint of a bird or reptile. ΚΠ 1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. II. 366 The ankle-joint of the bird is a meso-tarsal joint. 1961 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 244 154 This type of joint is found in crocodiles, where the tarsal joint is mesotarsal on the tibial side and crurotarsal on the fibular side. 1987 Nature 7 May 13/2 Dimorphodon also possessed a bird-like knee joint and a mesotarsal ankle joint similar to that of birds and dinosaurs. 1993 Jrnl. Morphol. 218 65/1 The mesotarsal ankle joint of lizards is spanned on its ventral surface by a mass of connective tissue that has been termed the plantar aponeurosis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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