Definitions for podiatrypəˈdaɪ ə tri, poʊ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
po•di•a•trypəˈdaɪ ə tri, poʊ-(n.)
the care of the human foot, esp. the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
Category: Medicine
Origin of podiatry:
1910–15; pod - + -iatry
Princeton's WordNet
podiatry, chiropody(noun)
the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
Wiktionary
podiatry(Noun)
, chiropody
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Podiatry
A specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders and injuries and anatomic defects of the foot.
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