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Tarsus

Noun

Définitions

1.NounThe part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. 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.
2.NounA 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.
3.NounThe shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.
4.NounThe 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.
5.NounA 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.
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