A metatarsal is one of the five long bones in the middle of the foot. They run from the cluster of small bones near the ankle toward the toes, and the toe bones sit on the far end.

A metatarsal is one of the five long bones蹠骨是五根長骨的其中一根 in the middle of the foot位於腳的中段 They run from the cluster of small bones near the ankle它們從腳踝附近一叢小骨頭 toward the toes延伸到腳趾方向 and the toe bones sit on the far end腳趾骨就位在最遠的那一端

Dictionaries sometimes say 'from the heel to the toes', which is the useful picture — though actually the heel bone itself is not a metatarsal. The heel is one of the tarsal bones; the metatarsals are the ones just beyond them, in the arch and the ball of the foot.

Dictionaries sometimes say 'from the heel to the toes'字典有時候會說『從腳跟到腳趾』 which is the useful picture這是個方便理解的說法 though actually the heel bone itself is not a metatarsal不過其實腳跟骨本身並不是蹠骨 The heel is one of the tarsal bones腳跟是跗骨之一 the metatarsals are the ones just beyond them蹠骨則是緊接在跗骨之後的骨頭 in the arch and the ball of the foot位在足弓和前腳掌的位置

Footballers and dancers break them; doctors talk about a fifth-metatarsal fracture. The same word can be an adjective: a metatarsal bone, a metatarsal pad.

Footballers and dancers break them足球員和舞者會弄斷它們 doctors talk about a fifth-metatarsal fracture醫生會說第五蹠骨骨折 The same word can be an adjective同一個字也可以當形容詞 a metatarsal bone, a metatarsal pad例如蹠骨骨頭、蹠骨墊這類說法

It is a body-science word. The matching long bones in the hand are the metacarpals.

It is a body-science word這是個身體科學(解剖學)的詞彙 The matching long bones in the hand手部對應的長骨 are the metacarpals叫做掌骨