1. Relating to the metatarsus or to one of the m. bones. See m. (bones) [I–V], under bone. 2. Any one of the m. bones.
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meta·tar·sal .met-ə-'tär-səl adj 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 n a metatarsal bone
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meta·tar·sal (met″ə-tahrґsəl) 1. pertaining to the metatarsus. 2. a bone of the metatarsus; one of the ossa metatarsi.Medical dictionary. 2011.