tarsus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin tarsus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑː.səs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹ.səs/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səs === Noun === tarsus (plural tarsi) (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. (anatomy) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot. Hyponyms: talus, calcaneus, navicular bone, cuboid bone, lateral cuneiform bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, medial cuneiform bone (zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile. (zootomy) The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw. (anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acrotarsium tarsometatarsus ==== Translations ==== === References === “tarsus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “tarsus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Asturs, Rastus, Straus, Surats, Sūtras, surats, sutras, sūtras, tussar == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek τᾰρσός (tărsós, “the flat of the foot; the edge of the eyelid and its lashes”). Has been compared with Armenian թառ (tʻaṙ, “bar for drying grapes”), Old High German darra (“apparatus for drying fruits”), Swedish tarre (“frame for drying malts”), suggesting a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“to dry”). However, for phonetic reasons this is uncertain. === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtar.sus] === Noun === tarsus m (genitive tarsī); second declension (New Latin) (anatomy) The flat part of the foot. (anatomy) The edge of the eyelid. ==== Inflection ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== tarsālis (adjective) ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: tars → English: tarsus → Spanish: tarso