Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).

A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.

one of the seven bones in the ankle

(tar'sal) [Gr. tarsalis]. 1. Pert. to the tarsus or supporting plate of the eyelid. 2. Pert. to the ankle or tarsus.

any bone of the tarsus

of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; "tarsal bones"

adj., abbrev. tl describes a bone of the tarsus (tarsals are sometimes called "ankle bones") (see figure 16)

(G. tarsos, sole of foot). Any tarsal bone.

A tarsal is an ankle bone.

(bones): Series of bones in the ankle. The astragalus, calcaneum, and distal tarsals. They are distal to the fibula and tibia and proximal to the metatarsals