Feet and Legs Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Feet and Legs Information and Meaning
See also ANATOMY; BODY, HUMAN; WALKING.
- arthropod
- any invertebrate of the phylum that includes insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods with jointed legs. —arthropod, arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous, adj.
- artiodactyl
- a hooved animal having an even number of toes or digits on each foot, as pigs, sheep, deer, etc. —artiodactylous, adj.
- biped
- an animal, as man, having two feet. —bipedal, adj.
- chiropody
- an earlier and still frequent term for podiatry. —chiropodist, n. —chiropodial, adj.
- monopus
- a person with only one leg or foot, usually as the result of a birth defect.
- pedicure
- care of the feet, either in a cosmetic or medical sense. —pedicurist, n.
- pentadactylism
- the quality of having five digits on each hand and foot. —pentadactylate, pentadactylic, pentadactylous, adj.
- perissodactylism
- the condition of having more than the usual number of digits on a hand or foot which are also excessively large and uneven. —perisso-dactylate, perissodactylic, perissodactylous, adj.
- podagra
- gout affecting the foot. —podagral, podagric, podagrical, podagrous, adj.
- podiatry
- a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of the foot. Also called podology. —podiatrist, n. —podiatric, adj.
- podology
- podiatry.
- polydactylism
- the condition of having more than the normal number of toes or fingers. —polydactylous, adj.
- sexdigitist
- a person who has six fingers or six toes.
- talipes
- clubfoot; the state or condition of having a clubfoot. —taliped, adj.