Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology and anatomy, of or pertaining to the tibia and the tarsus: as, tibiotarsal ligaments.
- In entomology, pertaining or common to the tibia and the tarsus of an insect's leg: as, a tibiotarsal brush of hairs.
- Also
tarsotibial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to both the
tibia and thetarsus . - adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
tibiotarsus .
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Examples
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The nearness of the exostosis to the tibiotarsal articulation can be definitely determined by palpation.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Mice were euthanized 1 month post-inoculation; heart, tibiotarsal joint and skin (not from inoculation site) specimens were harvested for bacterial culture and DNA preparation as described previously
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In a chronic study, inoculated animals were euthanized 4 months post-inoculation; heart, tibiotarsal joint and skin specimens were aseptically collected for spirochete culture and DNA extraction.
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