METATARSAL • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Metatarsal

... or no movement at all, as the bones of the head. In other joints the bones are bound together by dense, cartilaginous structures, admitting of only limited motion, such as the union of the small bones at the back part of the knee and hock (metacarpal and metatarsal). In the more nearly perfect form of joint the power of motion becomes complete and the structures are more complex. The substance of the bone on its articular surface is not covered with periosteum, but is sheathed in a dense, thin layer of cartilage, shaped to fit the other ...

— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture

... Anterior tibial.—Entry, 1 inch in front and below the external malleolus; exit, at the centre of the sole, just anterior to the bases of the metatarsal bones. Wasting and paralysis of ...

— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins