metatarsus

n. (pl. -tarsi) 1 part of the foot between the ankle and the toes. 2 set of five bones in this.  metatarsal adj. [related to *meta-, *tarsus]

n. That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.