Metatarsus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metatarsus \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metatarsus
       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
       [also: {metatarsi} (pl)]