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tarsus

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tarsus.

Editorial note

A company called Tarsus Pharmaceuticals recently developed a drug called xdemvy by repurposing an anti-flea drug for dogs.

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Quick take

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tarsus gathered in one view.

noun

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

noun

(anatomy) 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.

noun

(anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tarsus.

noun

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

noun

(anatomy) 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.

noun

(anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

noun

(zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.

Example sentences

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A company called Tarsus Pharmaceuticals recently developed a drug called xdemvy by repurposing an anti-flea drug for dogs.

2

Paul of Tarsus is St Paul the author of many letters in the New Testament of the Bible.

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The story of Saul of Tarsus is at the core of Christian theology; the whole concept of the religion is sort of premised on the universal availability of forgiveness.

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If it plays enjoyable sounds it invites discovery… being harangued by a postmodern zealot actively misinterpreting Saul of Tarsus hardly counts.

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Imagine you lived in the first century AD, and you boycotted everything Saul of Tarsus was involved with, because of the religious persecution he committed.

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And there is Saul of Tarsus (unrelated) who first persecuted Christians and then converted and became the apostle Paul who was later beheaded by the Romans during Nero’s reign.

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If I had to choose, and my goal was to understand Christianity a bit more, I'd definitely pick a conversation with Paul of Tarsus instead!

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Paul of Tarsus was certainly one of the most influential of the very early Christians, but by all accounts, Christianity has already taken off before he joined and already had an organized leadership.

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They focus on the New Testament documents as sources and they touch on the martyrdom of most of the authors, especially Paul of Tarsus who had himself previously persecuted Christian men, women and children.

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> Paul of Tarsus writes his letters now collected in the New Testament of the Christian Bible in Koine Greek Were Roman soldiers of west less Roman than Helenized-yew?

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Flumethrin (which is used as anti-tick in the collar we use for our dogs) targets the nervous system of parasites, which I understand to be the same approach as what Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is testing.

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> The experimental pill that Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is testing is a formulation of lotilaner, a drug that paralyzes and kills parasites by interfering with the way that signals are passed between their nerve cells.

Quote examples

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As Paul of Tarsus said: "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.

Proper noun examples

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Had it not been for Paul of Tarsus, Christianity might still be considered one of many Jewish sects.

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Former persecutors such as Saul of Tarsus, a protege of Gamaliel, converted after seeing the risen Christ for themselves.

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The church fathers relied extensively on the letters of Paul, né Saul, of Tarsus.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tarsus in a sentence?

A company called Tarsus Pharmaceuticals recently developed a drug called xdemvy by repurposing an anti-flea drug for dogs.

What does tarsus mean?

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

What part of speech is tarsus?

tarsus is commonly used as noun.