metatarsus C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌmɛtəˈtɑːrsəs/ UK /ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs/ See IPA manual Freq #347368 Meanings 1 noun the part of a vertebrate foot between the tarsus and the toes, consisting in humans of five metatarsal bones The runner fractured a bone in the metatarsus of her right foot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the part of a vertebrate... metatarsal region Word family Derived forms metatarsal Related forms tarsusphalangesinstepfoot anatomy Etymology Borrowed from New Latin metatarsus, formed from Greek meta-, 'after or beyond,' and tarsos, 'flat surface of the foot.' The anatomical term was modeled on metacarpus. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # metatarsus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɛtəˈtɑːrsəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs/ **Frequency rank:** 347368 ## Meanings 1. the part of a vertebrate foot between the tarsus and the toes, consisting in humans of five metatarsal bones ## Examples - The runner fractured a bone in the metatarsus of her right foot. ## Synonyms - metatarsal region ## Derived Forms - metatarsal ## Related Forms - tarsus - phalanges - instep - foot anatomy ## Etymology Borrowed from New Latin metatarsus, formed from Greek meta-, 'after or beyond,' and tarsos, 'flat surface of the foot.' The anatomical term was modeled on metacarpus. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown