tarsal

tarsal
Relating to a tarsus in any sense.

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tar·sal 'tar-səl adj
1) of or relating to the tarsus
2) being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids
tarsal n a tarsal part (as a bone or cartilage)

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1. adj. relating to the bones of the ankle and foot (tarsus).
2. adj. relating to the eyelid, esp. to its supporting tissue (tarsus).
3. n. any of the bones forming the tarsus.

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tar·sal (tahrґsəl) [L. tarsalis] 1. pertaining to the tarsus of the foot. 2. pertaining to the tarsus of an eyelid. 3. any of the bones of the tarsus.

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