SINCE 1828
metatarsophalangeal joint
noun
meta·tar·so·pha·lan·ge·al joint
| \ -ˌtär-sō-ˌfā-lən-ˈjē-əl-, -ˌfal-ən-, -fə-ˈlan-jē-
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Medical Definition of metatarsophalangeal joint
: any of the joints between the metatarsals and the phalanges
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