chiropody

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noun

The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).

Similar
podiatrypodology
OriginEnglish pod- ← New Latin chiro- ← Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) →
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Meanings

nounchiropody (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).

    Synonyms: podiatry, podology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).

Similar
podiatrypodology

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of medicine concerned with the feet

Similar
podiatry
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Also see
podiatry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  5. New Latinchiro-
  6. Englishchiro-
  7. Englishpod-
  8. Englishchiropody

From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

coryphoid
Cite this entry
APA

chiropody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropody

MLA

“chiropody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiropody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropody.

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