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tarsi |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarsi \Tar"si\, n., pl of {Tarsus}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarsus \Tar"sus\, n.; pl {Tarsi}. [NL., fr Gr ? the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf 2d {Tarse}.] 1. (Anat.) a The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. b A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also {tarsal cartilage}, and {tarsal plate}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
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