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submetatarsal

submetatarsal adjective: beneath a metatarsus.

Adjective

submetatarsal (not comparable)

  1. Beneath a metatarsus
    • The ability of a local random flap to replace "like with like tissue" on the weight-bearing surface of the forefoot makes it a useful option for coverage of recalcitrant submetatarsal ulcerations.2015 November 12, “Dynamic Change of CD34 Level during the Survival Process of Narrow Pedicle Flap”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of submetatarsal

From sub- + metatarsal.

Questions about submetatarsal

What does submetatarsal mean?
Submetatarsal means beneath a metatarsus.
What part of speech is submetatarsal?
Submetatarsal is an adjective.

Words near submetatarsal in the dictionary

  1. submetabolomes
  2. submetacentric
  3. submetacentrics
  4. submetallic
  5. submetapleural
  6. submetatarsal
  7. submeter
  8. submetered
  9. submetering
  10. submeters
  11. submethod

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