Anatomy
tarsal bones
[ tahr-suhl bohns ]
Subclass of:
Bone structure of foot
Definitions related to tarsal bones:
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(tarsus bone) Any of the short bones between the tibiotarsal joint and the tarsometatarsal joint.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Any one of the seven bones forming the instep of the foot.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The seven bones which form the tarsus - namely, CALCANEUS; TALUS; cuboid, navicular, and the internal, middle, and external cuneiforms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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