Met·a·tar·sus n.; pl. Metatarsi Anat. That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
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metatarsus
n : the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the
tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of
the hind foot in quadrupeds
[also: metatarsi (pl)]