English Explanatory Dictionary

tarsal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the tarsus.
  2. Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
  2. Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑː.səl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarsal.wav /ˈtɑɹ.səl/

Word forms

tarsal tarsals

Etymology

From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.

Related words

basitarsal foretarsal metatarsal protarsal tarsometatarsal bone

Derived words

carpotarsal craniocarpotarsal crurotarsal extratarsal infratarsal intertarsal intratarsal mediotarsal mesotarsal midtarsal posttarsal pretarsal retrotarsal spondylocarpotarsal superior tarsal superior tarsal muscle supratarsal talotarsal tarsal bone tarsal gland tarsally tarsal muscle tarsal tunnel syndrome tarsoconjunctival tarso- tars- tarsotarsal tibiotarsal
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