tarsal
/ˈtɑː.səl/US/ˈtɑɹ.səl/
tarsal adjective: of or relating to the tarsus. Also the ellipsis of tarsal bone.
Adjective
tarsal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the tarsus.
- Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
Also used as
tarsal is also the ellipsis of tarsal bone.
tarsal is also the ellipsis of tarsal muscle.
Forms of tarsal
| plural | tarsals |
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Origin of tarsal
From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.
Words formed from tarsal
- 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
Phrases with tarsal
Words that rhyme with tarsal
- parcel
- tibiotarsal
- basitarsal
- carpotarsal
- crurotarsal
- extratarsal
- foretarsal
- infratarsal
- mesotarsal
- metatarsal
- midtarsal
- posttarsal
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Questions about tarsal
- What does tarsal mean?
- Tarsal means of or relating to the tarsus.
- What part of speech is tarsal?
- Tarsal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tarsal?
- Tarsal is pronounced /ˈtɑː.səl/ (UK).
Words near tarsal in the dictionary
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