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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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hand-foot-and-mouth disease

Health care; Podiatry

A mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, with vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet.

heel

Health care; Podiatry

The hindmost part of the foot; called also calx. By extension, a part comparable to the heel of the foot, or the hindmost portion of an elongate structure.

heel spur

Health care; Podiatry

A condition in which the bottom of the heel is extremely painful. A heel spur is a bony overgrowth on the bottom of your heel bone. The heel spur is usually a result of an ...

plantar fascitis

Health care; Podiatry

A condition in which the bottom of the heel is extremely painful. A heel spur is a bony overgrowth on the bottom of your heel bone. The heel spur is usually a result of an ...