The diagnosis and treatment of foot injury or disease, podiatrist.
US the study of minor diseases and disorders of the feet.
Medical specialty concerned with the foot and its structure and with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the feet; also called, less correctly, chiropody.
The branch of medicine concerned with the care of the feet, especially foot disorders. A podiatrist is a health care provider who specializes in this branch of medicine.
The diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders, diseases, injuries, and anatomic defects. Medical, surgical, and physical means may be employed. The practitioner is a podiatrist, and is subject to licensure by the state. Used to be called chiropody.
The field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, management, and correction of diseases, injuries, and abnormalities affecting the feet is referred to as podiatry.