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chiropody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ropody
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor. New Latin chiro-lbor. English chiro- English pod- English -y English chiropody From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.

Usage

Derived Forms

chiropodism chiropodist

Synonyms

podiatry podology

Questions

What does chiropody mean?
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).
Where does chiropody come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor. New Latin chiro-lbor. English chiro- English pod- English -y English chiropody From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.

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