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TARSAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any bone of the tarsus

Synonyms:

tarsal; tarsal bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Holonyms ("tarsal" 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)

Derivation:

tarsal (of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot

Example:

tarsal bones

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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)

Derivation:

tarsal (any bone of the tarsus)

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)

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