Metatarsus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Metatarsus
Tree Number(s): A01.378.610.250.300.480
Unique ID: D008684
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008684
Annotation: not restricted to primates; METATARSUS refers to the anat area, METATARSAL BONES is available for the bones
Scope Note: The part of the foot between the tarsa and the TOES.
See Also: Metatarsal Bones
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2002/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Body Regions [A01]
- Extremities [A01.378]
  - Lower Extremity [A01.378.610]
    - Foot [A01.378.610.250]
      - Forefoot, Human [A01.378.610.250.300]
        
        Metatarsus [A01.378.610.250.300.480]
        
        Toes [A01.378.610.250.300.792]

Metatarsus Preferred

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