tarsal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑː.səl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹ.səl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səl

Adjective

tarsal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
2. (anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.

Derived terms

• 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
• tarso-, tars-
• tarsoconjunctival
• tarsotarsal
• tibiotarsal

 

Related terms

• basitarsal
• foretarsal
• metatarsal
• protarsal
• tarsometatarsal

 

Translations

of or relating to the tarsus

• Bulgarian: на глезена (na glezena)
• Catalan: tarsal, tarsià
• Finnish: nilkka- (compound), nilkan (genitive of noun)
• French: tarsien (fr)
• Maori: iwi pungapunga

Noun

tarsal (plural tarsals)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: nilkkaluu (fi)
• Hungarian: lábtőcsont (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: hestiyê bazinê pê

See also

• bone

References

• “tarsal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tarsal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Lastra, Starla, altars, astral, ratals, talars

French

Adjective

tarsal (feminine tarsale, masculine plural tarsaux, feminine plural tarsales)

1. tarsal

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɾˈsal/ [t̪aɾˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tar‧sal

Adjective

tarsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tarsales)

1. tarsal