Definition of tarsal cartilage. Meaning of tarsal cartilage. Synonyms of tarsal cartilage

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Definition of tarsal cartilage

tarsal cartilage
Tarsus Tar"sus, n.; pl. Tarsi. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.

Meaning of tarsal cartilage from wikipedia

- Tarsal coalition is an abnormal connecting bridge of tissue between two normally-separate tarsal (foot) bones, and is considered a sort of birth defect...
- The hock, tarsus or uncommonly gambrel, is the region formed by the tarsal bones connecting the tibia and metatarsus of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal...
- of the tarsal bones; it is also one of the bones in the human body with the highest percentage of its surface area covered by articular cartilage. It is...
- is the portion of the vertebrate endoskeleton consisting of the bones, cartilages and ligaments that support the paired appendages (fins, flippers or limbs)...
- growth cartilage due to a failing of endochondral ossification. Fissures can develop from lesions over the top articular cartilage and form a cartilage flap...
- mutation ****ociated with osteochondrodysplasia. This genetic anomaly affects cartilage throughout the body, causing the ears to "fold", bending forward and down...
- dislocation of the metatarsals from the tarsal bones. When the alignment of the midfoot is affected joint cartilage is quickly damaged. The ligament and...
- In the human body, the cuboid bone is one of the seven tarsal bones of the foot. The cuboid bone is the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of...
- wheel and cartilage-to-bone replacement starts in the center and extends centrifugally outwards. Contrary to long bones, the carpals and tarsals typically...
- the small tarsals, whilst bog spavin and blood spavin do not involve bony changes. Excessive compression can cause, over time, the cartilage between the...