tarsal

From tarsus +‎ -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑː.səl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹ.səl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səl

tarsal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the tarsus.
2. (anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.

tarsal (plural tarsals)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of tarsal bone.
2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.

• bone

• “tarsal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tarsal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Lastra, Starla, altars, astral, ratals, talars

tarsal (feminine tarsale, masculine plural tarsaux, feminine plural tarsales)

1. tarsal

• IPA^(key): /taɾˈsal/ [t̪aɾˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tar‧sal

tarsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tarsales)

1. tarsal