1
: of or relating to the tarsus
2
: being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids
: a tarsal part (such as a bone or cartilage)
Examples of tarsal in a Sentence
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
The posterior tibial nerve is most susceptible in the tarsal tunnel, just behind the inside ankle bone.
—Jordan Duncan, Outside Online, 12 May 2021
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which a nerve known as the posterior tibial compresses while traveling through the tarsal tunnel, reports Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
After recovering from the third tear, McLeod began to suffer from tarsal tunnel syndrome, a compression of a nerve at the back of her ankle that can cause complete loss of feeling in the foot.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2021
Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2019
Nico #Schulz has suffered a partial ligament tear to a tarsal in his left foot and will not be available for #NIRGER on Monday.
—SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019
Try doctoring old scrapes with both estrus and tarsal as a challenge to other bucks.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2019
Adjective
Sourced from the remains of goats, sheep and cattle, the artifacts date to the Hellenistic period—which began with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E.—and were made specifically from the astragalus, a small bone located in the tarsal joint of hooved animals.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
The posterior tibial nerve is most susceptible in the tarsal tunnel, just behind the inside ankle bone.
—Jordan Duncan, Outside Online, 12 May 2021
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which a nerve known as the posterior tibial compresses while traveling through the tarsal tunnel, reports Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
After recovering from the third tear, McLeod began to suffer from tarsal tunnel syndrome, a compression of a nerve at the back of her ankle that can cause complete loss of feeling in the foot.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2021
Noun
Play off that and set a mix of buck urine and/or tarsal near your stand.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2019
Nico #Schulz has suffered a partial ligament tear to a tarsal in his left foot and will not be available for #NIRGER on Monday.
—SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019
Try doctoring old scrapes with both estrus and tarsal as a challenge to other bucks.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2019
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tarsal
1 of 2 adjective
tar·sal
ˈtär-səl 
: of or relating to the tarsus
tarsal
2 of 2 noun
: a tarsal part (as a bone or cartilage)
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