METATARSUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		`metu'târsus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds

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	See Also:	metatarsal, pedal extremity, skeletal structure, vertebrate foot

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See {Meta-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The metatarsus consists of the 5 metatarsals (long bones) of the foot.