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Metatarsus

The section of the hindfoot between the phalanges and the tarsus; in humans, the long bones of the foot.

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metatarsus
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The section of the hindfoot between the phalanges and the tarsus; in humans, the long bones of the foot.

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The part of the foot between the ankle and the toes, its skeleton being the five bones (metatarsals) extending from the tarsus to the phalanges.

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The corresponding part of the hind foot in quadrupeds or of the foot in birds.

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The sixth segment of the leg, counting from the body.

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The part of the foot between the tarsa and the toes.

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