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PODIATRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does podiatry mean?
• PODIATRY (noun)
The noun PODIATRY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
Familiarity information: PODIATRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of medicine concerned with the feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
chiropody; podiatry
Hypernyms ("podiatry" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Derivation:
podiatrist (a specialist in care for the feet)
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