tarsus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tar·sus /ˈtɑːsəs $ ˈtɑːr-/ noun (plural tarsi) /-saɪ/ [countable] technicalHBH your ankle, or one of the seven small bones in your ankle 脚踝；跗骨〔踝部的七块小骨头之一〕 —tarsal adjective
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tarsus• They include the levator and depressor of the trochanter, tibia and tarsus and the levator of the pretarsus.Origin tarsus (1600-1700) Modern Latin Greek tarsos “bottom of the foot, ankle, edge of the eyelid”tar·sus nounChineseSyllable
seven Corpus your or bones ankle, of the one small
tarsus
tar‧sus /ˈtɑːsəs $ ˈtɑːr-/
noun (plural tarsi) /-saɪ/ [countable]
—tarsal adjective
tar‧sus /ˈtɑːsəs $ ˈtɑːr-/
noun (plural tarsi) /-saɪ/ [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek tarsos 'bottom of the foot, ankle, edge of the eyelid'
technical your ankle, or one of the seven small bones in your ankleLanguage: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek tarsos 'bottom of the foot, ankle, edge of the eyelid'
—tarsal adjective