tarsus

See also Tarsus

English

Etymology

From Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός, a "flat surface" used for drying.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɑːsəs/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)səs

Noun

Wikipedia tarsus (plural tarsi)

1. (anatomy) The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
2. (anatomy) Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot.
3. (anatomy) The superior or inferior tarsal muscle of the eyelid, responsible for sympathetic control of the eyelid.
4. (zoology) In insects and other arthropods, any of a series of articulations in the true foot; the last joint forming the foot in spiders.

Derived terms

• tarsal
• tarsal bone

Translations

the part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus

• Catalan: tars (ca) m
• Finnish: nilkka (fi)
• French: tarse (fr) m

• Portuguese: tarso (pt) m
• Russian: предплюсна (ru) (predpljusná) f

any of the seven bones in this part of the foot

• Finnish: nilkkaluu (fi)

• French: tarse (fr) m

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Anagrams

• Rastus
• sutras, sūtras

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Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek ταρσός (“the flat of the foot”).

Noun

Wikipedia ^la

tarsus (genitive tarsī); m, second declension

1. (flat part of the) foot

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	tarsus	tarsī
genitive	tarsī	tarsōrum
dative	tarsō	tarsīs
accusative	tarsum	tarsōs
ablative	tarsō	tarsīs
vocative	tarse	tarsī