pastern joint 名詞
 骹關節


 Pas·tern n.
 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
 Note: ☞ The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof, the coffin bone.
 Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.
 2. A shackle for horses while pasturing.
 3. A patten. [Obs.]

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