See Also: transverse tarsal joint(medicine)
transverse tarsal articulation(medicine)
Acarbose(health)
acarbose 7-phosphotransferase(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Tarsal(medicine)
tarsal(dictionary)
tarsal plates(medicine)
tarsal ligaments(medicine)
tarsal cartilage(medicine)

transverse tarsal joint (medicine) and Acarbose (health)


transverse tarsal joint (medicine)


transverse tarsal joint


The synovial joints between the talus and navicular bone medially and the calcaneus and navicular bones laterally which act as a unit in allowing the front of the foot to pivot relative to the back of the foot about the longitudinal axis of the foot, contributing to the total inversion and eversion movements.

Synonym: articulatio tarsi transversa, Chopart's joint, midtarsal joint, transverse tarsal articulation.


Acarbose (health)


A drug used as a treatment for Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes; belongs to a class of drugs called alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.