metatarso-phalangeal
/mɛtəˌtɑːsəʊfəˈlan(d)ʒɪəl/Anatomy and Zoology
adjective
Of, relating to, or (especially) connecting the metatarsus and the phalanges.
noun
A metatarso-phalangeal joint.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Knox (1791–1862), anatomist and ethnologist. From metatarso- + phalangeal, after French metatarso-phalangienne.