TARSAL


Meaning of TARSAL in English

I. ˈtärsəl, ˈtȧs- adjective

Etymology: New Latin tarsalis, from tarsus + Latin -alis -al

1. : of or relating to the tarsus

2. : being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids of man and many animals

II. noun

( -s )

: a tarsal part (as a bone or cartilage)

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