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Podiatry
The study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.
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march foot
Health care; Podiatry
Painful swelling of the foot, usually with fracture of a metatarsal bone, after excessive foot strain.
mende
Health care; Podiatry
Bechterew reflex -dorsal flexion of the second to fifth toes on percussion of the dorsum of the foot; in certain organic nervous disorders, plantar flexion occurs.
metatarsal problems
Health care; Podiatry
Severe cases of calluses, which usually occur on the plantar aspect (bottom) of the foot, that cause an IPK to develop. An IPK is, in medical terminology, an Intractable, meaning that it will not go ...
intractable plantar keretosis (IPK)
Health care; Podiatry
An IPK is, in medical terminology, an intractable, meaning that it will not go away, plantar, meaning bottom of the foot, keretosis, meaning a deep seated painful callus that usually occurs under a ...
metatarsus
Health care; Podiatry
The part of the foot between the ankle and the toes, its skeleton being the five bones (metatarsals) extending from the tarsus to the phalanges.
