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tarsus/ˈtɑ:səs/n. (pl. tarsi /-sai, -si:/) 1a Anat. the group of bones forming the ankle and upper foot 【解】跗骨；踝 b Zool. the shank of a bird's leg 【动】(鸟的)跗跖骨 2 Zool. the fifth joint of the leg in insects, usu. of several small segments, ending in a claw 【动】跗节(昆虫爪子上端的小段节) 3 Anat. the fibrous connective tissue of the eyelid 【解】睑板(眼睑的纤维连接组织)[modern Latin from Greek tarsos ‘flat of the foot, rim of the eyelid’] |