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tarsal bone

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tarsal bone
n.
Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.

tarsal bone,
any one of seven bones making up the tarsus of the foot, consisting of the talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, and the three cuneiforms.


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This excessive movement places the lateral ligaments on strain, stretches the tendons crossing the joint and can also lead to some of the tarsal bones compressing on one another.
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