po·di·a·try  (pə-dī'ə-trē)  n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot. Also called chiropody. [Greek pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots + -iatry.] po'di·at'ric (pō'dē-āt'rĭk) adj., po·di'a·trist n. |