Definition of Podiatrist

1. Noun. A specialist in care for the feet.

Exact synonyms: Chiropodist, Foot Doctor
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialist, Specialist
Derivative terms: Chiropody, Podiatry

Definition of Podiatrist

1. Noun. (context: medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Podiatrist

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Podiatrist

1. A medical doctor who diagnoses and treats disorders and diseases of the foot. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Podiatrist

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podiatric medicine
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podiatrist (current term)
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podium
podiums
podlet
podlets

Literary usage of Podiatrist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"A podiatrist or a physician can determine the cause of corns and calluses ... A podiatrist or your doctor can remove the part of the nail that is cutting ..."

2. Short Talks with Young Mothers on the Management of Infants and Young Children by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1922)
"... New York ; Consulting Physician, New York Home for Crippled and Destitute Children; Consulting podiatrist, Greenwich Hospital ; Consulting podiatrist, ..."

3. The Plum Book: U. S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions: Salaries ...Political Science (1993)
"... 83502 Senior grade 54607 70987 Intermediate grade 46210 60070 Full grade 38861 50516 Associate 32423 42152 Clinical podiatrist and Optometrist Schedule ..."

4. Medical Gynecology by Howard Atwood Kelly (1908)
"demanding that women must be educated for maternity, and this whether the podiatrist works mainly with the poor and ignorant, or with the ignorant and ..."

5. General Laws of the State of Kansas by Kansas (1861)
"No podiatrist shall amputate the human foot or toes, neither shall any podiatrist administer any anesthetic other than local: Provided, however, ..."

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