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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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flatfoot
Health care; Podiatry
A condition in which one or more arches of the foot have flattened out. Flat feet of themselves are not necessarily a problem. But people with a flat foot or the opposite ...
foot ulcers
Health care; Podiatry
Foot ulcers are generally a breakdown of the skin on the plantar aspect (bottom) of the foot. They have many causes, but the most common are diabetes, and vascular insufficiency. ...
footdrop
Health care; Podiatry
1. a contracture deformity associated with bed rest and immobility, resulting in the inability to place the heel on the ground. 2. dropping of the foot from paralysis of the ...
fracture
Health care; Podiatry
A fracture is a break in a bone. Fractures are divided into Traumatic Fractures (those fractures that occur as a result of an injury) and Stress Fracture (those fractures that ...
fungus
Health care; Podiatry
A general term for a group of eukaryotic organisms (mushrooms, yeasts, molds, etc. ) marked by the absence of chlorophyll, the presence of a rigid cell wall in some stage of the ...
fungus nails
Health care; Podiatry
Fungus nails are thickened, deformed, and often painful toenails that are caused by an infection of fungus. The fungus infects the nail, decays it, and causes the nail to become ...
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