podagra

[ poh-dag-ruh, pod-uh-gruh ]

nounPathology.
  1. gouty inflammation of the great toe.

Origin of podagra

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Latin <Greek podágra literally, foot-trap, equivalent to pod-pod- + ágra a catching, seizure

Other words from podagra

  • po·dag·ral, po·dag·ric, po·dag·rous, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for podagra

podagra

/ (pəˈdæɡrə) /


noun
  1. gout of the foot or big toe

Origin of podagra

1
C15: via Latin from Greek, from pous foot + agra a trap

Derived forms of podagra

  • podagral, podagric, podagrical or podagrous, adjective

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