tarsal
English
Etymology
From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑː.səl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹ.səl/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səl
Adjective
tarsal (not comparable)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
- (anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
Derived terms
- carpotarsal
- craniocarpotarsal
- crurotarsal
- extratarsal
- infratarsal
- intertarsal
- intratarsal
- mediotarsal
- mesotarsal
- midtarsal
- posttarsal
- pretarsal
- retrotarsal
- spondylocarpotarsal
- superior tarsal
- superior tarsal muscle
- supratarsal
- talotarsal
- tarsal bone
- tarsal gland
- tarsally
- tarsal muscle
- tarsal tunnel syndrome
- tarsoconjunctival
- tarso-, tars-
- tarsotarsal
- tibiotarsal
Related terms
Translations
of or relating to the tarsus
Noun
tarsal (plural tarsals)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.
Translations
Translations
See also
References
- “tarsal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tarsal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Adjective
tarsal (feminine tarsale, masculine plural tarsaux, feminine plural tarsales)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɾˈsal/ [t̪aɾˈsal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tar‧sal
Adjective
tarsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tarsales)