1. Yao suffered a hairline fracture of the tarsal navicular bone late in a May 8 playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
2. Breaking his tarsal bones at a construction site wasn't bad enough for Tong Jingang because of what he was to encounter later.
noun
1. any bone of the tarsus
Synonym: tarsal bone
adj
1. tarsal
1. of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot
e.g. tarsal bones