metatarsal (redirected from metatarsally)

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

1. pertaining to the metatarsus.

2. a bone of the metatarsus.

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metatarsal pad

see footpad.

metatarsal spur

see spur (3).