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Metatarsus

noun

(pl. metatarsi)

The skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds.

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"Metatarsus" Quotes from Famous Books

... strongest development, it is necessary that the bone affected should lie near the surface of the body; hence the most characteristic explosive wounds were met with in the forearm or leg, over the metacarpus or metatarsus, or in the arm. In the thigh, on the other hand, where the femur in a great part of its course not only lies deeply, but is also protected by particularly strong and resistent skin and fascia, another type of wound ...

— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins

Words linked to "Metatarsus" : metatarsal, skeletal structure, vertebrate foot, pedal extremity