metatarsal

metatarsal /meta·tar·sal/ (met″ah-tahr´sal)

1. pertaining to the metatarsus.

2. a bone of the metatarsus.

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met·a·tar·sal (mt-tärsl)

adj.

Of or relating to the metatarsus.

n.

Any of the five long bones that form the anterior portion of the foot and articulate posteriorly with the three cuneiform and the cuboid bones and anteriorly with the five proximal phalanges.

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metatarsal

[met′ətär′səl]

Etymology: Gk, meta + tarsos, flat surface

1  adj, pertaining to the metatarsus of the foot.

2  n, any one of the five bones making up the metatarsus.

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metatarsal

1. pertaining to the metatarsus.

2. a bone of the metatarsus.

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metatarsal pad

see footpad.

metatarsal spur

see spur (3).