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METATARSO [1 record]

Record 1 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The group of bones [in the hind legs of quadrupeds] lying between the tarsus ... and the phalanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Partie du squelette [des pattes postérieures des quadrupèdes] formée par les cinq os métatarsiens, comprise entre le tarse et les premières phalanges [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Parte del quiridio correspondiente al metápodo, en las extremidades posteriores de los tetrápodos.

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