CLUBFOOT

clubfoot, talipes

(noun) congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clubfoot (plural clubfeet)

(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.

Synonyms

• polt foot

• talipes

Source: Wiktionary


Club"foot, n. Etym: [Club + foot.] (Med.)

Definition: A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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