podagric, podagrous
A reference to gout; a sufferer from gout.
podal
Belonging to feet, or foot-like organs.
podalgia
Pain in the foot, as from gout, rheumatism, or the like.
A doctor checks the podalgic condition of his patient with poditis.
podalic
Relating to the foot.
podarthritis
Inflammation of any of the tarsal or metatarsal joints of the foot.
podedema
Swelling of the feet.
podiatrist, podologist
1. One who practices podiatry, a chiropodist.
2. A specialist in podiatry; formerly called chiropodist.
podiatry, podiatric
1. The diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody.
2. The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and/or medical, surgical, mechanical, physical, and adjunctive treatment of the diseases, injuries, and defects of the human foot.
poditis
An inflammatory disorder of the foot (or feet).
podium (s), podia (pl)
A raised platform or dais at the front of a hall or stage; specifically, that which is occupied by the conductor of an orchestra or speaker.
podocarp
A footstalk bearing the fruit of a plant.
podocephalous
Bearing a head of flowers on a long footstalk.
podocopia
A general fatigue resulting from tired feet.
pododerm
That portion of the skin that lies under the hoof of animals and which secretes the horny structure of the hoof.
pododermatitis
1. Inflammation of the pododerm.
2. An infectious bacterial disease of sheep, goats, and cattle that is associated with warm, wet, unhygienic conditions, characterized by lameness due to erosion of the horny structures and inflammation of the related soft parts of the foot.
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