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What (who) is tarsus - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tarsi; Tarsus (disambiguation)
tarsus
['t?:s?s]
¦ noun (plural tarsi -s??, -si:)
1. Anatomy the group of small bones between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus, forming the ankle and upper foot in humans.
Zoology the shank of the leg of a bird or reptile.
Zoology the foot or fifth leg joint of an insect or other arthropod, typically ending in a claw.
2. Anatomy a thin sheet of fibrous connective tissue supporting the edge of the eyelid.
Origin
ME: mod. L., from Gk tarsos 'flat of the foot, the eyelid'.
Tarsus
·noun The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
II. Tarsus ·noun The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.
III. Tarsus ·noun A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals;
- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
Tarsus (eyelids)
CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN THE EYELID
Tarsal plate; Superior tarsal plate; Inferior tarsus; Superior tarsus
The tarsi (tarsal plates) are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about in length for the upper eyelid and 5 mm for the lower eyelid; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support. They are located directly above the lid margins.
Examples of use of tarsus
1. Köţebaţý‘s menu is made up of traditional meat dishes from the Adana–Tarsus region.
2. The woman went to hospital on Saturday following a stay in the Tarsus region of Turkey, where she had been travelling alone.
3. Police detonate hand grenade left in package in Tarsus: ANK – The Associated Press Police on Tuesday detained a youth seen leaving a suspicious package outside of a shop in the southern Turkish town of Tarsus and detonated a hand grenade that was inside, the Anatolia news agency reported.
4. The group, calling ARTICLE A group of five set out on a march last month to Mecca from Istanbul in protest of the headscarf ban and recently arrived in the Tarsus district of Mersin province.
5. Farm laborer Cengiz Esme said Gulhan, his wife of 18 years, disappeared a month ago after leaving their village to go shopping in the southern Turkish town of Tarsus.