pastern

noun
🔊/ˈpæstən/
🔊/ˈpæstərn/
(anatomy解剖学)
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  1. the part of a horse’s foot between the fetlock and the hoof(马足部的)骹Topics Animalsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pasturon, from pasture ‘strap for hobbling a horse’ (tying its legs together to prevent it from moving), transferred in sense to the joint of the foot.