'Metatarsus' definitions:
Definition of 'metatarsus'
noun
The skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
Definition of 'Metatarsus'
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Metatarsus \Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. Metatarsi. [NL. See
Meta-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.)
That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between
the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the
human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
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