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TALIPES
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
talipes
The ankle and foot
(medical) clubfoot (abbreviation from talipes equinovarus (TEV))
Anagrams
• Pilates, aplites, pasteli, pilates, platies, psilate
Source: Wiktionary
Tal"i*pes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.)
Definition: The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot.
Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. calcaneus (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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