Fußwurzel

tarsus, ankle bones

noun FOOS-vur-tsel Rare

Usage Note

Fußwurzel is the group of seven tarsal bones forming the back part of the foot. Fußwurzelknochen come up in discussions of stress fractures common among runners, making this a useful sports-medicine vocabulary item.

Examples

"Langstreckenläufer leiden manchmal an Ermüdungsbrüchen der Fußwurzel."

Natural Translation

Long-distance runners sometimes suffer from stress fractures of the tarsus.

Literal Translation

Long-distance-runners suffer sometimes from fatigue-fractures of-the tarsus.

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