"tarsus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑː.səs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɑɹ.səs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarsus.wav Forms: tarsi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səs Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin tarsus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{bor|en|NL.|tarsus}} New Latin tarsus Head templates: {{en-noun|tarsi}} tarsus (plural tarsi)
  1. (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
    (anatomy) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skeleton, Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (any of the seven bones in this part of the foot): глезен (glezen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nilkkaluu (Finnish), tarse [masculine] (French), stęp [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tarsus-en-noun-~CpQ7J~T Disambiguation of Entomology: 21 27 26 26 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'any of the seven bones in this part of the foot': 62 12 12 13
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
    (zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-tarsus-en-noun-oJHw5MfQ Disambiguation of Entomology: 21 27 26 26 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
  3. (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
    (zootomy) The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-tarsus-en-noun-u~KtT9fC Disambiguation of Entomology: 21 27 26 26 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
  4. (anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Entomology
    Sense id: en-tarsus-en-noun-0~ywjL9J Disambiguation of Entomology: 21 27 26 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, New Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Aleut translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 28 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 21 53 Disambiguation of New Latin: 12 12 22 36 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 13 26 40 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 14 27 42 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Aleut translations: 14 15 24 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 16 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 14 25 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 15 24 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 16 22 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 16 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 15 26 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 16 25 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 17 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 14 25 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 16 23 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 14 24 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 13 14 23 49 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acrotarsium, tarsometatarsus Translations (the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus): kitax̂ (Aleut), رُصُغ (ruṣuḡ) (Arabic), пищял (pištjal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tars [masculine] (Catalan), zánártí [neuter] (Czech), nilkka (english: humans) (Finnish), kinttu (english: animals) (Finnish), tarse [masculine] (French), Fußwurzel [feminine] (German), Tarsus [masculine] (German), lábtő (Hungarian), stęp [masculine] (Polish), tarso [masculine] (Portuguese), предплюсна́ (predpljusná) [feminine] (Russian), priehlavok [masculine] (Slovak)
Derived forms: apicotarsus, basitarsus, distitarsus, epitarsus, foretarsus, hypotarsus, mesotarsus, metatarsus, pretarsus, protarsus, tarsal, telotarsus, tibiotarsus Disambiguation of 'the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus': 32 32 32 4

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ale",
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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      "word": "رُصُغ"
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      "roman": "pištjal",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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    },
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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      "word": "zánártí"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "word": "nilkka"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "word": "kinttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fußwurzel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Tarsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "word": "lábtő"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "stęp"
    },
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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      "word": "tarso"
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      "sense": "the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "glezen",
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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    "tarsus (eyelids)",
    "tarsus (skeleton)"
  ],
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