zhí

technical
anatomy
noun

Meaning of 跖骨

跖骨 means metatarsal bone; one of the five long bones in the foot connecting the tarsals to the phalanges. Pronounced zhí gǔ.

  • metatarsal bone; one of the five long bones in the foot connecting the tarsals to the phalanges

Definitions & Examples

Rén
de
měi
zhī
jiǎo
yǒu
gēn
zhí
 

Each human foot has five metatarsal bones.

Yùn
dòng
yuán
yīn
wèi
xùn
liàn
guò
dǎo
zhì
zhí
yìng
xìng
zhé
 

The athlete developed a stress fracture of the metatarsal due to overtraining.

Cóng
XX
guāng
piàn
kàn
chū
 
de
zhí
wán
quán
duàn
liè
le
 

The X-ray shows that his fifth metatarsal is completely fractured.

Cháng
shí
jiān
chuān穿
gāo
gēn
xié
néng
huì
dǎo
zhì
zhí
téng
tòng
 

Wearing high heels for long periods may cause metatarsal pain.

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