Podiatry

Podiatry

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

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miconazole

Health care; Podiatry

A topical antifungal agent available in two formulations: one for dermatophytic infections such as Athlete's foot, and the other for vulvovaginal candidiasis.

monodactyly

Health care; Podiatry

The presence of only one finger or toe on a hand or foot.

Tenderness or pain in the metatarsal area of the foot and in the third and fourth toes caused by pressure on a neuroma of the branch of the medial plantar nerve supplying these toes. The neuroma is ...

mycetoma

Health care; Podiatry

A chronic, slowly progressing bacterial or fungal infection usually of the foot or leg, characterized by nodules that discharge an oily pus.

neuroma

Health care; Podiatry

A neuroma is an irritated, swollen nerve in the ball of the foot, classically described as a pain in the ball of the foot located between the base of the third and fourth toes. The involved nerve is ...

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)

Health care; Podiatry

They are called nonsteroidal because they are not steroids, which treat inflammation by suppressing the immune system (inflammation is one of the body's healing responses to trauma). Instead, all ...