Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0345 short lesson, about 20 seconds
tars/o: Ankle
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The idea
The combining form tars slash o names the tarsus, the bones of the ankle.
In practice
Metatarsals are the foot bones beyond the ankle bones.
Where people slip
Tars slash o also names the edge of the eyelid in a small number of terms.
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