Meanings
adjectivetarsal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the tarsus.
- not comparableanatomyBeing or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
nountarsal (plural tarsals)
plural tarsals
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of tarsal bone.
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of tarsal muscle.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian на глезена
- на глезена (na glezena)of or relating to the tarsus
Catalan tarsal, tarsià
- tarsalof or relating to the tarsus
- tarsiàof or relating to the tarsus
Finnish nilkka-, nilkkaluu
- nilkka-of or relating to the tarsus
- nilkkaluuTranslations
French tarsien
- tarsienof or relating to the tarsus
Hungarian lábtőcsont
- lábtőcsontTranslations
Māori iwi pungapunga
- iwi pungapungaof or relating to the tarsus
Polish stępowy, kość stępu
- stępowyof or relating to the tarsus
- kość stępuTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tarsal
parcelmetatarsalbasitarsalcarpotarsalcrurotarsalextratarsalforetarsalinfratarsalmesotarsalmidtarsalposttarsalpretarsalretrotarsalspondylocarpotarsalsupratarsaltalotarsaltarsotarsaltibiotarsal
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
tarsal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarsal
MLA
“tarsal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarsal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarsal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarsal.
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