metatarsus
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(met″ă-tar′sŭs )
[meta- + tarsus]
The region of the foot between the tarsus (the ankle and its bones) and phalanges (the bones of the toes) that includes the five metatarsal bones.
SEE: foot
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(met″ă-tar′sŭs )
[meta- + tarsus]
The region of the foot between the tarsus (the ankle and its bones) and phalanges (the bones of the toes) that includes the five metatarsal bones.
SEE: foot
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