Metatarsal
One of the five cylindrical bones that extend from the heel to the toes.
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- Metatarsals
Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from the inside out, so the first metatarsal extends to the big toe.
- Metatarsophalangeal
Referring to both the metatarsus and the phalanges of the toes.
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain
An injury to the big toe due to forced hyperextension (bending back) of the toe. The damage is to the capsule of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and to the ligaments that connect the big toe to the foot. The big toe is painful, tender and swollen. Treatment is with icing, rest and anti-inflammatory medication. Taping […]
- Metatarsus
The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the metatarsus consists of five long bones termed the metatarsals that extend from the tarsus to the phalanges. From the Greek meta-, beyond + tarsos, the tarsus = beyond the tarsus.
- Meter, peak-flow
This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow meters to measure their own air flow regularly. The use of a peak-flow meter allows patients to obtain a much earlier indication of an oncoming attack, for example, of exercise-induced asthma, a type of asthma typically […]