Podiatry

Podiatry

The study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.

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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 condition, a highly arched ...

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. Diabetes or ...

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 anterior muscles of ...

forefoot

Health care; Podiatry

The front part of the foot.

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 occur as a result of ...

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 life cycle, and ...

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 thick.