tarsal
- n any bone of the tarsus
- a of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot
tarsal bones
- He checked 158 patients, found that 92% of those with styes and 80% of those with tarsal cysts (tumors of the eyelid) had "an exceptional interest in birth.
- But midway through the season, Walton broke the tarsal navicular bone in his left foot, just under the ankle.
- Comedy creeps in (looking for its shoes) when, for instance, a doctor mentions "metatarsals" and a sweet young thing asks, "Who did you say met a tarsal?".