metatarsal
US /ˌmet̬.əˈtɑːr.səl/
UK /ˌmet.əˈtɑː.səl/
名詞
蹠骨
any of the bones of the foot (and in humans, the five bones between the tarsus and the phalanges) that articulate proximally with the tarsal bones and distally with the phalanges.
範例:
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He fractured his fifth metatarsal during the soccer match.
他在足球比賽中第五蹠骨骨折。
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The doctor examined the patient's injured metatarsal bones.
醫生檢查了病人受傷的蹠骨。
同義詞:
形容詞
蹠骨的
of or relating to the metatarsus or metatarsal bones.
範例:
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The injury affected the metatarsal region of his foot.
傷勢影響了他腳部的蹠骨區域。
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She experienced pain in the metatarsal arch.
她感到蹠骨弓疼痛。