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podiatry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˈdaɪətɹi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Chiropody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the branch of medicine concerned with the feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chiropody

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

From pod- + -iatry.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jalkaterapia — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Galician: podoloxía — podiatry, care of the feet
  • German: Podologie — podiatry, care of the feet
  • German: Fußheilkunde — podiatry, care of the feet
  • German: Podiatrie — podiatry, care of the feet
  • German: Fußorthopädie — podiatry, care of the feet
  • German: Fußpflege — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Hebrew: פודיאטריה — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Ido: pedo-kuracado — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Portuguese: podologia — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Russian: подиатри́я (podiatríja) — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Spanish: podología — podiatry, care of the feet
  • Volapük: futakäl — podiatry, care of the feet