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retrotarsal

adjective

Behind the tarsus of the eye.

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Meanings

adjectiveretrotarsal (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyBehind the tarsus of the eye.

Origin

From retro- + tarsal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retrotarsal

parcel metatarsal tarsal basitarsal carpotarsal crurotarsal extratarsal foretarsal infratarsal mesotarsal midtarsal posttarsal pretarsal spondylocarpotarsal supratarsal talotarsal tarsotarsal tibiotarsal

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APA

retrotarsal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrotarsal

MLA

“retrotarsal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrotarsal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrotarsal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrotarsal.

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