tarsal
(adjective) of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; “tarsal bones”
tarsal, tarsal bone
(noun) any bone of the tarsus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tarsal (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
tarsal (plural tarsals)
(anatomy) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.
• Lastra, Starla, altars, astral, talars
Source: Wiktionary
Tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).
– n.
Definition: A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale. Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.
Tar"sal, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Tercel. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
