Home › Words › T › tarsitistarsitistarsitis means inflammation of the tarsus of the foot.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tarsitis ranks #31,402 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tarso- + -itis.nounInflammation of the tarsus of the foot.Inflammation of the tarsal border of an eyelid; marginal blepharitis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tarsalgia 76% match — Pain in the tarsus. vs tarsitis →tarsal 72% match — Of or relating to the tarsus. vs tarsitis →tarsally 66% match — In a tarsal manner or direction vs tarsitis →tendinitis 65% match — Inflammation of a tendon. vs tarsitis →tarsale 65% match — One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals. vs tarsitis →tarsometatarsal 64% match — Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus. vs tarsitis →protarsus 64% match — The tarsus of the foreleg of an insect vs tarsitis →tarsus 63% match — The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.; A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot. vs tarsitis →