tarsectomy
English
noun
Definitions
- (surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
- (surgery) The operation of removing one or more tarsi (plates of connective tissue, one found in each eyelid).
Etymology
Suffix from English tarsus.
Origin
English
tarsus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basitarsus English
- epitarsus English
- foretarsus English
- hypotarsus English
- mesotarsus English
- pretarsus English
- protarsus English
- tarsus English
- telotarsus English
- tibiotarsus English
- tarsus Latin