podiatrist

[puh-dahy-uh-trist, poh-] Example Sentences

po·di·a·trist

[puh-dahy-uh-trist, poh-]
noun
a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.
Also called chiropodist.


Origin:
1910–15; podiatr(y) + -ist

pediatrician, podiatrist.
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Podiatrist is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example Sentences
  • Any podiatrist will explain the dangers of wearing high heels.
  • Shortly her podiatrist will be laughing all the way to the bank.
  • Still, not every podiatrist is convinced that prescription orthotics outperform store-bought ones.
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podiatry (pɒˈdaiətrɪ)
 
n
another word for chiropody
 
[C20: from Greek pous foot]
 
podiatric
 
adj
 
po'diatrist
 
n

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