metatarsal arch

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   the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals

   Broaderarch

Questions about metatarsal arch

What does metatarsal arch mean?

metatarsal arch means "the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals".

Is metatarsal arch a common word?

metatarsal arch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.