tarsus
Word family adjectivetarsaltarsometatarsalnountarsalgiatarsustarsometatarsus
tar·sus /ˈtɑːsəs $ ˈtɑːr-/ noun (plural tarsi) /-saɪ/ [countableC] technicalHBH your ankle, or one of the seven small bones in your ankle 脚踝;跗骨〔踝部的七块小骨头之一〕 —tarsal adjectiveadj
tarsus• They include the levator and depressor of the trochanter, tibia and tarsus and the levator of the pretarsus. Origin tarsus (1600-1700) Modern Latin Greek tarsos “bottom of the foot, ankle, edge of the eyelid”