metatarsus /meta·tar·sus/ (-tahr´sus) the part of the foot between the ankle and the toes, its skeleton being the five bones (metatarsals) extending from the tarsus to the phalanges.
metatarsus
met·a·tar·sus (m t  -tär ss)n. pl. met·a·tar·si (-s  , -s ) The middle part of the foot that forms the instep and includes the five bones between the toes and ankle. |
metatarsus
[-tär′səs]
Etymology: Gk, meta + tarsos, flat surface
a part of the foot, consisting of five bones, numbered I to V from the medial side. Each bone has a long, slender body; a wedge-shaped proximal end; a convex distal end; and flattened, grooved sides for the attachment of ligaments. The metatarsal bones articulate with the tarsus proximally and the first row of phalanges distally. Deformities of the metatarsus include metatarsus valgus and metatarsus varus. -metatarsal, adj.
metatarsus
the part of the hindlimb between the tarsus and the first phalanx. In the cat and dog it contains five bones (metatarsals) extending from the tarsus to the phalanges. See also Table 10.
metatarsus primus varus
angulation of the first metatarsal bone toward the midline of the body, producing an angle sometimes of 20 degrees or more between its base and that of the second metatarsal bone.
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