n, pl  tar*si   1  :  the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg : also  :  the small bones that support this part of the limb  2  :  TARSAL PLATE .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  di·ure·sis 
 
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