Meanings
adjectivemetatarsal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf the metatarsus.
nounmetatarsal (plural metatarsals or metatarsalia)
plural metatarsals · plural metatarsalia
- Any of the bones of the metatarsus.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Englishtarsal
- Englishmetatarsal
Translations
Arabic مُشْط اَلْقَدَم
- مُشْط اَلْقَدَم (mušṭ al-qadam)Translations
Catalan metatarsià, metatarsià
- metatarsiàof the metatarsus
- metatarsiàTranslations
Finnish jalkapöydänluu
- jalkapöydänluuTranslations
German Mittelfußknochen
- MittelfußknochenTranslations
Hungarian lábközépcsont
- lábközépcsontTranslations
Italian metatarsale, metatarsale
- metatarsaleof the metatarsus
- metatarsaleTranslations
Māori iwi takahi
- iwi takahiof the metatarsus
Polish śródstopny, śródstopowy
- śródstopnyof the metatarsus
- śródstopowyof the metatarsus
- kość śródstopiaTranslations
Portuguese metatársico, metatarsiano
- metatársicoof the metatarsus
- metatarsianoof the metatarsus
- metatarsalTranslations
Swedish mellanfots-
- mellanfots-of the metatarsus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with metatarsal
parceltarsalbasitarsalcarpotarsalcrurotarsalextratarsalforetarsalinfratarsalmesotarsalmidtarsalposttarsalpretarsalretrotarsalspondylocarpotarsalsupratarsaltalotarsaltarsotarsaltibiotarsal
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
metatarsal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsal
MLA
“metatarsal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatarsal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsal.
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