tarsus

See also: Tarsus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tarsus (plural tarsi)

(anatomy) The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
(anatomy) Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot.
(anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
(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

Translations

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

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

Hungarian: lábtő (hu)
Portuguese: tarso (pt) m
Russian: предплюсна́ (ru) f (predpljusná)

any of the seven bones in this part of the foot

Finnish: nilkkaluu

French: tarse (fr) m

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Anagrams

Asturs, Rastus, Sūtras, surats, sutras, sūtras, tussar

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtar.sus/, [ˈtar.sʊs]

Noun

tarsus m (genitive tarsī); second declension

(flat part of the) foot

Inflection

Second declension.

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

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