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1metatarsal
adjective meta·tar·sal \ˌme-tə-ˈtär-səl\
Definition of METATARSAL
: of, relating to, or being the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds between the tarsus and the phalanges that in humans comprises five elongated bones which form the front of the instep and ball of the foot
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First Known Use of METATARSAL
1703
Rhymes with METATARSAL
2metatarsal
noun
Definition of METATARSAL
: a metatarsal bone
First Known Use of METATARSAL
circa 1839
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