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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

podologie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: podologie

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Podiatry/pəˈdaɪ.ə.tri/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il consulte un spécialiste en podologie pour ses douleurs aux pieds."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremities.

    "She visited a clinic specializing in podiatry to get treatment for her chronic heel pain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'pous' (foot, genitive 'podos') and 'iatreia' (healing, medical treatment). It emerged in the early 20th century to formalize the branch of medicine devoted to the study and treatment of foot and ankle disorders.

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