TARSAL

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


Adjective

tarsal (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.

Noun

tarsal (plural tarsals)

(anatomy) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.

Anagrams

• 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



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