podiatry

noun po·di·a·try \pə-ˈdī-ə-trē, pō-\

Definition of PODIATRY

: the medical care and treatment of the human foot —called also chiropody

— po·di·at·ric \ˌpō-dē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

— po·di·a·trist \pə-ˈdī-ə-trist, pō-\ noun

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Greek pod-, pous + English -iatry

First Known Use: 1914

Medical Dictionary

noun po·di·a·try \pə-ˈdī-ə-trē, pō-\

plural po·di·a·tries

: the medical care and treatment of the human foot—called also chiropody

—po·di·at·ric \ˌpōd-ē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

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