tarsometatarsus

[ tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-suhs ]

/ ˌtɑr soʊˌmɛt əˈtɑr səs /

noun, plural tar·so·met·a·tar·si [tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-sahy, -see]. /ˌtɑr soʊˌmɛt əˈtɑr saɪ, -si/. Ornithology.

the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.

Origin of tarsometatarsus

First recorded in 1850–55; tarso- + metatarsus

OTHER WORDS FROM tarsometatarsus

tar·so·met·a·tar·sal, adjective

Words nearby tarsometatarsus

tarsoclasis, tarsomalacia, tarsomegaly, tarsometatarsal, tarsometatarsal joint, tarsometatarsus, tarsophalangeal, tarsophyma, tarsoplasty, tarsorrhaphy, tarsotarsal

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Example sentences from the Web for tarsometatarsus

The greater mass of the bipartite muscle probably makes possible a stronger extension of the tarsometatarsus.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
The medial metatarsal depression is large; it is on the medial surface of the proximal end of the tarsometatarsus.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in|E. Bruce Holmes
The lateral branch of the tendon on the tarsometatarsus is not ossified (true also of some legs of Tympanuchus).
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in|E. Bruce Holmes
The insertion is tendinous on the posterior surface of the hypotarsus and along the posterolateral ridge of the tarsometatarsus.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup

About midway down the tarsometatarsus this tendon becomes ossified.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup

British Dictionary definitions for tarsometatarsus

tarsometatarsus

/ (ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs) /

noun plural -si (-saɪ)

a bone in the lower part of a bird's leg consisting of the metatarsal bones and some of the tarsal bones fused together

Derived forms of tarsometatarsus

tarsometatarsal, adjective

Word Origin for tarsometatarsus

C19: tarso-, from tarsus + metatarsus

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单词	tarsometatarsus
释义	tarsometatarsus [ tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-suhs ] / ˌtɑr soʊˌmɛt əˈtɑr səs / noun, plural tar·so·met·a·tar·si [tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-sahy, -see]. /ˌtɑr soʊˌmɛt əˈtɑr saɪ, -si/. Ornithology. the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones. Origin of tarsometatarsus First recorded in 1850–55; tarso- + metatarsus OTHER WORDS FROM tarsometatarsus tar·so·met·a·tar·sal, adjective Words nearby tarsometatarsus tarsoclasis, tarsomalacia, tarsomegaly, tarsometatarsal, tarsometatarsal joint, tarsometatarsus, tarsophalangeal, tarsophyma, tarsoplasty, tarsorrhaphy, tarsotarsal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tarsometatarsus The greater mass of the bipartite muscle probably makes possible a stronger extension of the tarsometatarsus. Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae\|William B. Stallcup The medial metatarsal depression is large; it is on the medial surface of the proximal end of the tarsometatarsus. Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in\|E. Bruce Holmes The lateral branch of the tendon on the tarsometatarsus is not ossified (true also of some legs of Tympanuchus). Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in\|E. Bruce Holmes The insertion is tendinous on the posterior surface of the hypotarsus and along the posterolateral ridge of the tarsometatarsus. Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae\|William B. Stallcup About midway down the tarsometatarsus this tendon becomes ossified. Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae\|William B. Stallcup British Dictionary definitions for tarsometatarsus tarsometatarsus / (ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs) / noun plural -si (-saɪ) a bone in the lower part of a bird's leg consisting of the metatarsal bones and some of the tarsal bones fused together Derived forms of tarsometatarsus tarsometatarsal, adjective Word Origin for tarsometatarsus C19: tarso-, from tarsus + metatarsus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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