metatarso-

prefix

metatarsus.

Meanings

prefix

alternative metatars-

  1. biologymetatarsus.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin metatarsus (whence also English metatarsus).

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APA

metatarso-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarso-

MLA

“metatarso-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarso-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatarso-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarso-.

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