metatarsus

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: met=a=tar=sus

CIDE DICTIONARY

metatarsus, n. [NL. See Meta-, and Tarsus.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

metatarsus, n. (pl. metatarsi)
1 the part of the foot between the ankle and the toes.
2 the set of bones in this.

Derivative

metatarsal adj.

Etymology

mod.L (as META-, TARSUS)