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Drumstick :: Drumstick (n.) Anything resembling a drumstick in form, as the tibiotarsus, or second joint, of the leg of a fowl..

Metatarsus :: Metatarsus (n.) 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..

Tarsal :: Tarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).

Astragalus :: Astragalus (n.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle..

Pycnaspidean :: Pycnaspidean (a.) Having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales; -- said of certain birds.

Tibiale :: Tibiale (n.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

Tibio- :: Tibio- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular..

Mesopodiale :: Mesopodiale (n.) One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.

Ankle :: Ankle (n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

Tarsus :: Tarsus (n.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.

Mesocuniform :: Mesocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform.

Tarse :: Tarse (n.) tarsus.

Podarthrum :: Podarthrum (n.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes..

Hough :: Hough (n.) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man..

Tibiotarsal :: Tibiotarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation..

Metapodiale :: Metapodiale (n.) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.

Tarsectomy :: Tarsectomy (n.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.

Ectocuniform :: Ectocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.

Fibulare :: Fibulare (n.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals..

Pes :: Pes (n.) The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including the tarsus and foot..

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