TARSAL BONE

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Meaning:

Any bone of the tarsus

Synonyms:

tarsal; tarsal bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tarsal bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("tarsal bone" is a part of...):

tarsus (the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively)