Look up: Pastern

1. Pastern
   The portion of a horse's foot between the fetlock and hoof.
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2. pastern
   [n] - the part between the fetlock and the hoof
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3. pastern
   a part of the foot of an equine that lies between the fetlock and the coffin joint Category: Botany and zoology
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4. Pastern
   Pas'tern noun [ Of. pasturon , French pâturon , from Old French pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture .] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the f...
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5. pastern
   The part of the leg of a horse and similar animals that lies between the fetlock joint and the hoof. ... Origin: O. Fr. Pasturon, pasture; because the shackle of a horse out at pasture is attached to this part of the leg ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. pastern
   fetter bone noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof
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7. Pastern
   • (n.) The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse. • (n.) A shackle for horses while pasturing. • (n.) A patten.
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8. pastern
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pas′tĕrn Definitions: 1. The narrow anatomic region in equids that lies between the enlargement marking terminus of fetlock joint proximally and enlargement adjacent to hoof distally. In comparative anatomy, correlates with base of fingers and toes in humans. Alt...
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9. Pastern
   The area between the hoof and fetlock joint on all four legs.
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10. Pastern
    Area and joint between fetlock and hoof
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11. Pastern
    region of the metatarsus that extends from the hock to the foot in the hind leg, and the metacarpal area of the foreleg.
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12. Pastern
    The `pastern` is a part of the leg of a horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof. It incorporates the long pastern bone (proximal phalanx) and the short pastern bone (middle phalanx), which are held together by two sets of paired url=http://books.google.com/?id=zfWWUxdYAYIC&pg=PA127&...
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