podiatry

po·di·a·try  (p-d-tr)

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot. Also called chiropody.

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[Greek pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots + -iatry.]

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podi·atric (pd-trk) adj.

po·dia·trist n.

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podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ]

n

(Medicine) another word for chiropody

[from Greek pous foot]

podiatric  [ˌpəʊdɪˈætrɪk] adj

podiatrist  n

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podiatry

a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of the foot. Also called podology. — podiatrist, n. — podiatric, adj.

See also: Feet and Legs

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

podiatry - the branch of medicine concerned with the feet chiropody medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Translations

podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ] N (US) → pedicura f

podiatry [pəˈdaɪətri] n (US) → pédicurie f

podiatry

n (esp US) → Lehre f → von den Fußkrankheiten; (= treatment) → Fußpflege f

podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ] n (Am) → mestiere m di callista