Standard Lemma guide

tarsal

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɑː.səl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɑɹ.səl/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)səl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the tarsus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of tarsal bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of tarsal muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • tarsal bones

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

any bone of the tarsus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tarsal bone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bone, os

History

Etymology

From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: на глезена (na glezena) — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Catalan: tarsal — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Catalan: tarsià — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Finnish: nilkka- — of or relating to the tarsus
  • French: tarsien — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Māori: iwi pungapunga — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Polish: stępowy — of or relating to the tarsus
  • Finnish: nilkkaluu — Translations
  • Hungarian: lábtőcsont — Translations
  • Northern Kurdish: hestiyê bazinê pê — Translations
  • Polish: kość stępu — Translations