metatarsal
adjective
meta·tar·sal
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Definition of metatarsal
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: of, relating to, or being the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds between the tarsus and the phalanges that in humans comprises five elongated bones which form the front of the instep and ball of the foot
metatarsal
nounDefinition of metatarsal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a metatarsal bone
Examples of metatarsal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In the fourth toe, the metatarsal head was domed just like a modern human’s, but other aspects of the shape of the bone looked more ape-like. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "The road to bipedalism wasn’t straight and narrow," 15 Aug. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018 The metatarsal bones run between the midfoot and the toes. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Washington Redskins stock up on Alabama defenders," 29 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Chargers safety Derwin James underwent successful surgery on Thursday to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Chargers Safety Derwin James Underwent Successful Surgery on Stress Fracture in Foot," 22 Aug. 2019 Derwin James surgery Safety Derwin James will undergo surgery Thursday to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, "Can Troymaine Pope finally cut it with Chargers after years of falling short in NFL?," 19 Aug. 2019 For football lovers, the NFL became less entertaining Thursday when someone stepped on James’ foot during practice and, per the Chargers, dealt him a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: James’ injury a blow to Chargers, but team still equipped to succeed," 16 Aug. 2019 Leonardo was speaking after French daily newspaper Le Parisien reported that Neymar's fifth metatarsal remains at risk of injury. — Daniel Gallan, CNN, "'Neymar's injury is completely fixed,' says PSG's Leonardo," 16 Aug. 2019 Since arriving at the Etihad for a fee of £52m in 2017, Mendy has struggled with a host of injury problems - sustaining knee ligament damage not long after arriving, before suffering metatarsal and meniscus injuries this season. — SI.com, "Manchester City to Keep Faith With Benjamin Mendy After Opting Against Ben Chilwell Move," 26 June 2019 The Lisfranc ligament connects the metatarsal and tarsal bones in the middle of the foot. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "Five Things We Might Learn from 2019 Ravens training camp," 24 July 2019 The Golden Generation, quarterfinals, penalties, metatarsals, 'one sits, one goes', WAGs, Baden-Baden, Ant and Dec, the Fake Sheikh. — SI.com, "Sven-Goran Eriksson: The Scudetto Winning Shagger Who Never Solved the Lampard-Gerrard Conundrum," 14 June 2019 Its second, third, and fourth toes all had domed metatarsal heads that looked a lot more like those of modern humans than modern apes. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "The road to bipedalism wasn’t straight and narrow," 15 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'metatarsal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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metatarsal
adjective
meta·tar·sal
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Medical Definition of metatarsal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or being the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds between the tarsus and the phalanges that in humans comprises five elongated bones which form the front of the instep and ball of the foot
metatarsal
nounMedical Definition of metatarsal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a metatarsal bone