clubfoot

noun club·foot \ˈkləb-ˌfu̇t\

: a foot that does not have a normal shape : a badly twisted or deformed foot that someone is born with; also : the medical condition of having such a foot

Full Definition of CLUBFOOT

: a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position; also : this deformity

— club·foot·ed \-ˌfu̇-təd\ adjective

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First Known Use of CLUBFOOT

1538

Rhymes with CLUBFOOT

afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot

Medical Dictionary

clubfoot

noun club·foot \ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t\

plural club·feet \-ˈfēt\

Medical Definition of CLUBFOOT

: any of numerous congenital deformities of the foot in which it is twisted out of position or shape—called also talipes; compare talipes equinovarus, talipes equinus, talipes valgus, talipes varus

: a foot affected with clubfoot

—club·foot·ed \-ˈfu̇t-əd\ adjective