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    tarsus
    /ˈtɑːsəs/

    noun

    • 1. a group of small bones between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot. They are the talus, calcaneus, navicular, and cuboid, and the three cuneiform bones.
    • 2. a thin sheet of fibrous connective tissue which supports the edge of each eyelid.

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