tandem gait

noun

A manner of walking by placing the heel of the forward foot touching the toes of the back foot, sometimes used in the clinical diagnosis of certain disorders.

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Meanings

nountandem gait (countable and uncountable, plural tandem gaits)

plural tandem gaits

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA manner of walking by placing the heel of the forward foot touching the toes of the back foot, sometimes used in the clinical diagnosis of certain disorders.
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APA

tandem gait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20gait

MLA

“tandem gait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20gait. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tandem gait,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20gait.

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