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

- The hock, or gambrel, is the joint between the tarsal bones and tibia of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal mammal, such as a horse, cat, or dog...
- Tarsal coalition is an abnormal connecting bridge of tissue between two normally-separate tarsal bones, and is considered a sort of birth defect. The term...
- growth cartilage due to a failing of endochondral ossification. Fissures can develop from lesions over the top articular cartilage and form a cartilage flap...
- joint Transverse tarsal joint Cuneonavicular joint Intercuneiform joints Tarsal ligaments Tarsal interosseous ligaments Dorsal tarsal ligaments Dorsal...
- the small tarsals, whilst bog spavin and blood spavin do not involve bony changes. Excessive compression can cause, over time, the cartilage between the...
- the portion of the vertebrate endoskeleton consisting of the bones and cartilages that support the paired appendages (fins, flippers or limbs). In most...
- 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...
- wheel and cartilage-to-bone replacement starts in the center and extends centrifugally outwards. Contrary to long bones, the carpals and tarsals typically...
- runs down the lateral side of the tarsus, attaches to the fibular, 4th tarsal, and 4th metatarsal bones. Injury leads to a condition known as "curb."...
- dislocation of the metatarsals from the tarsal bones. When the alignment of the midfoot is affected joint cartilage is quickly damaged. The ligament and...