pedopathy

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UK/pɛˈdɒpəθi/

noun

Pathology of the foot.

OriginLatin pēs ← Ancient Greek πάθος →
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Meanings

nounpedopathy (uncountable)
  1. nonstandardrareuncountablePathology of the foot.

    5. Pedopathy (diabetic foot)

    1990, Saudi Medical Journal, volume 11, page 15
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    affinage…des pieds: pedopathy ⟨any disease of the foot⟩

    2004, Svetolik P. Djordjević, Dictionary of Medicine: French–English with English–French Glossary, page 24

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάθος“suffering”
  2. Latinpēs“foot”
  3. Englishpedopathy

Formed as pedo- (“foot”) + -pathy (“disease”); an etymological hybrid equivalent to the Latin pēs (“foot”) + the Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

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APA

pedopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedopathy

MLA

“pedopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedopathy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedopathy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedopathy.

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