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metatarsus
(redirected from Foot bones)

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metatarsus
1. the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus, consisting of five long bones
2. the corresponding skeletal part in other vertebrates

metatarsus [‚med·ə′tär·səs]
(anatomy)
The part of a foot or hindfoot between the tarsus and the phalanges.


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The findings do not necessarily prove that fast runners are born fast, as some professional trainers believe, because it remains unclear what effect training itself can have on influencing the shape of foot bones, Lee noted.
The findings do not necessarily prove that fast runners are born fast, as some professional trainers believe, because it remains unclear what effect training itself can have on influencing the shape of foot bones, Lee noted.
Her relics, made up of portions of her thigh and foot bones, were blessed on the steps of Westminster Cathedral by auxiliary Bishop of Westminster the Rt Rev John Arnold before the start of the visit.
 
 
 
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