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Word: tarsus (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

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

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