tarsus

Các nghĩa

1. khối xương cổ chân

   A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

   The apostle Paul was born in Tarsus.

2. ống chân (chim, bò sát)

   The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.

   On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet.

3. đốt bàn chân (côn trùng)

   The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.

4. sụn mi mắt

   A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.

Dạng khác

• tarsi plural