Anatomy
metatarsal bone
met·a·tar·sal bone
Subclass of:
Bone structure of foot
Definitions related to metatarsal bone:
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A bone belonging to the middle part of the foot located between toes and ankle. There are 5 metatarsal bones and they are numbered from the medial side.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Long bone, each instance of which articulates with some tarsal bone and phalanx of toe.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Metatarsal, any of several tubular bones between the ankle (tarsal) bones and each of the hindlimb digits, in land vertebrates corresponding to the metacarpal bones of the hand (forepaw). In humans the five metatarsal bones help form longitudinal arches along the inner and outer sides of the foot...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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