Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot.
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- noun US ,(
medicine )chiropody
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- noun the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
Etymologies
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The term "podiatry," referring exclusively to foot care, was substituted for the older, tarnished term "chiropody," which included hand care as well.
Chicago Reader 2010
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The term "podiatry," referring exclusively to foot care, was substituted for the older, tarnished term "chiropody," which included hand care as well.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Cuts that were proposed yet prevented included: • Directly denying low-income parents who work Medi-Cal coverage (resulting in 440,000 uninsured over three years) • Eliminating various benefits for 2.5 million adults on Medi-Cal, such as podiatry, eye doctors, dental and other vital services.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2009
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- Provides a much broader range of services vital to an aging population including prescriptions, vision, hearing, dental, fitness, mental health, and alternative health benefits such as podiatry and chiropractic services.
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Provides a much broader range of services vital to an aging population including prescriptions, vision, hearing, dental, fitness, mental health, and alternative health benefits such as podiatry and chiropractic services.
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Cuts that were proposed yet prevented included: • Directly denying low-income parents who work Medi-Cal coverage (resulting in 440,000 uninsured over three years) • Eliminating various benefits for 2.5 million adults on Medi-Cal, such as podiatry, eye doctors, dental and other vital services.
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Lorenzo will be used across 31 community services such as podiatry, speech and language therapists and district nursing.
unknown title 2009
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"podiatry" and inserting in place thereof the words: —, on the effective date of this act, shall have permanent status under chapter thirty-one of the Greneral Laws, subject to passing a qualifying examina - tion to be given by the division of civil service 12,720 00
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Some of our leg clubs already have an input from other services, such as podiatry and nutrition. "
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Of the 188 different practices and chains that received the first batch of payments in May, 23 were podiatry practices, or about 12 percent -- even though podiatrists make up only about 1.5 percent of Medicare physicians and practitioners.
The Center for Public Integrity: Podiatrists have their foot in the door The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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