Mĕt'a-tär'sus, n.

n. [N. Lat., from Gr. μετά, beyond, after, and ταρσός, a broad, flat surface, the flat of the foot, the part between the toes and the heel; Fr. métatarse.] (Anat.) The middle of the foot, or part between the ankle and the toes, corresponding to the metacarpus.