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podiatry

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po⋅di⋅a⋅try

  [puh-dahy-uh-tree, poh-]
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–noun
the care of the human foot, esp. the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
Also called chiropody.

Origin:
1910–15; pod- + -iatry
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Podiatry Fairfax
Experienced podiatrist serving LA. Personal care. Call 323-937-6903.
www.LAFootWellness.com
Des Moines University
College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
www.dmu.edu/cpms/pm
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.
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Word Origin & History

podiatry 
1914, formed from Gk. pod-, stem of pous "foot" (see foot) + iatreia "healing," from iatros "physician." An attempt to supplant chiropody, chiropodist (the latter from 1785) and distance the practice from the popular impression of unskilled corn-cutters. The National Association of Chiropodists changed its name to American Podiatry Association 1958.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: po·di·a·try
Pronunciation: p&-'dI-&-trE, pO-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: themedical care and treatment of the human foot called also chiropody —po·di·at·ric /"pOd-E-'a-trik/ adjective
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podiatry po·di·a·try (pə-dī'ə-trē)
n.
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and medical, surgical, mechanical, physical, and adjunctive treatment of the diseases, injuries, and defects of the foot. Also called chiropody, podiatric medicine.

po'di·at'ric (pō'dē-āt'rĭk) adj.
po·di'a·trist n.

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