tarsal

Etymology

From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.

adj

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
  2. (anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.

noun

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
  2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.

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