tarsus

English Thesaurus

1. the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skeletal structure,
definition	:	any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cuboid bone,
definition	:	the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus (noun.body)

part holonym	:	tarsal, tarsal bone,
definition	:	any bone of the tarsus (noun.body)

part meronym	:	pedal extremity, vertebrate foot,
definition	:	the extremity of the limb in vertebrates (noun.body)

derivation	:	tarsal,
definition	:	of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot (adj.pert)

derivation	:	tarsal,
definition	:	of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot (adj.pert)