Metatarsus

//ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.
  2. 2
    the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds wordnet

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Example

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"I broke my metatarsus with that kick."

Etymology

From New Latin metatarsus.

Related phrases

metatarsus adductus

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