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Podiatry
The study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.
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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 inflamed ligament ...
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 inflamed ligament ...
hindfoot
Health care; Podiatry
The posterior portion of the foot, comprising the region of the talus and calcaneus.
