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Metatarsals meaning

plural of metatarsal

Using Metatarsals

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of metatarsal
  • In the example corpus, metatarsals often appears in combinations such as: the metatarsals, metatarsals and.

Context around Metatarsals

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feet 1× fifth 1× adjacent 1× medial 1×

Sentence patterns with Metatarsals

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and feet metatarsals and phalanges 1× from the metatarsals to the 1× of the metatarsals of the 1× the metatarsals are the 1× the metatarsals have become 1× third fifth metatarsals and are 1× three medial metatarsals 1× two adjacent metatarsals and merge 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

between the toes 1× compared with these 1× the metatarsals are 1× the metatarsals have 1× the plains spadefoot 1× the three plantar 1×

Common sentence endings:

in smaller animals 1× into the ground 1× metatarsals and phalanges 1× of these digits 1× on take off 1× the intermediary spaces 1×

Words around Metatarsals

Just before it in the word index:

metatarsal 30 metasyntactic 7 metasurfaces 2 metasurface 7 metastatic 76 metastasizing 5

Just after it in the word index:

metatarsophalangeal 2 metatarsus 3 metate 3 metatextual 6 metatheatre 2 metatheria 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Metatarsals

  • In this selection, "metatarsals" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feet, fifth and adjacent stand out and add context to how "metatarsals" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and feet metatarsals and phalanges and from the metatarsals to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metatarsals" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metatarsals

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This arch stretches from the heel bone over the "keystone" ankle bone to the three medial metatarsals. (17 words)

The two heads of the four dorsal interossei arise on two adjacent metatarsals and merge in the intermediary spaces. (19 words)

Between the toes, the dorsal and plantar interossei stretch from the metatarsals to the proximal phalanges of digits two to five. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) is typical and has a flap of keratinised bone attached to one of the metatarsals of the hind feet which it uses to dig itself backwards into the ground. (35 words)

The three plantar interossei arise with their single heads on the medial side of the third-fifth metatarsals and are inserted on the bases of the first phalanges of these digits. (31 words)

The metatarsals are the bones that make up the main part of the foot in humans, and part of the leg in large animals or paw in smaller animals. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Between the toes, the dorsal and plantar interossei stretch from the metatarsals to the proximal phalanges of digits two to five.

Compared with these robust tyrannosaurines, albertosaurines had slender builds, with proportionately smaller skulls and longer bones of the lower leg ( tibia ) and feet ( metatarsals and phalanges ).

The metatarsals are the bones that make up the main part of the foot in humans, and part of the leg in large animals or paw in smaller animals.

The metatarsals have become elongated to add to the leg length and allow the frog to push against the ground for a longer period on take-off.

The Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) is typical and has a flap of keratinised bone attached to one of the metatarsals of the hind feet which it uses to dig itself backwards into the ground.

The three plantar interossei arise with their single heads on the medial side of the third-fifth metatarsals and are inserted on the bases of the first phalanges of these digits.

The two heads of the four dorsal interossei arise on two adjacent metatarsals and merge in the intermediary spaces.

This arch stretches from the heel bone over the "keystone" ankle bone to the three medial metatarsals.

Common combinations with metatarsals

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metatarsals" in a sentence?
An example: "Between the toes, the dorsal and plantar interossei stretch from the metatarsals to the proximal phalanges of digits two to five." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "metatarsals" from authentic English texts.
What does "metatarsals" mean?
Metatarsals means: plural of metatarsal
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