metatarso-phalangealadj.n.
/mɛtəˌtɑːsəʊfəˈlan(d)ʒɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˌtɑrsoʊfəˈlændʒ(i)əl/ Anatomy and Zoology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or (esp.) connecting the metatarsus and the phalanges.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [adjective]
metatarsal1702
metatarso-phalangeal1828
tarso-metatarsal1835
tibiotarsal1835
calcaneal1849
astragalar1854
cuboidal1866
tarsophalangeal1871
talo-calcaneal1887
talo-fibular1887
talo-scaphoid1887
talo-tibial1887
talocalcanean1900
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 382 The last four metatarso-phalangeal articulations.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 345/2 Motions of the metatarso-phalangeal joints.
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Apr. 728/1 The Metatarso-Phalangeal Joint of the Great Toe.
1907 Amer. Naturalist 41 334 For each extremity there are typically..four interdigital cushions near the metacarpo- or metatarso-phalangeal joints.
1972 Science 24 Nov. 878/2 The ‘ball’ of the foot (that is, the sole underlying the metatarso-phalangeal joints) is used to push off.
1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxx. 796 The disease is insidious in onset, and the first abnormalities noted are often deformities of the carpal, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal, and interphalangeal joints.
B. n.
A metatarso-phalangeal joint.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > joint > joints > [noun]
metatarso-phalangeal1879
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 331 The ankle, elbow, and first metatarso-phalangeal.
1977 Lancet 29 Jan. 232/2 Neuro-arthropathy is a complication of longstanding diabetes, the most commonly affected joints being the tarsal and tarsometatarsals, followed by the metatarsophalangeal and (infrequently) the ankles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.n.1828