podiatry
noun
po·di·a·try
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Definition of podiatry
: the medical care and treatment of the human foot
— called also chiropody
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Other Words from podiatry
podiatric
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adjective
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podiatrist
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Examples of podiatry in a Sentence
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The budget includes money to restore — at least for the next two years — a variety of services that were deemed nonessential during the recession: optical services, podiatry, help for incontinence issues, audiology and speech therapy. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed his first budget. Here’s where the $215 billion will go," 27 June 2019 The budget includes money to restore — at least for the next two years — a variety of services that were deemed nonessential during the recession: optical services, podiatry, help for incontinence issues, audiology and speech therapy. — John Myers, latimes.com, "California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed his first budget. Here’s where the $215 billion will go," 27 June 2019 During the recession, coverage for audiology, optical, podiatry, speech therapy and incontinence creams had been taken away. — Laurel Rosenhall, The Mercury News, "California just passed a $215 billion budget. Here’s what’s between the lines.," 14 June 2019 The budget would spend $17.1 million to help people on Medi-Cal access vision, hearing, incontinence creams and washes, podiatry and speech therapy. — Fox News, "California OKs $214.8B budget, including health insurance for illegal immigrants, money for homelessness," 14 June 2019 Medi-Cal recipients will again have access under the budget to care considered optional, including vision, hearing, podiatry and speech therapy services. — John Myers, latimes.com, "California lawmakers approve a state budget blueprint, but negotiations continue," 13 June 2019 Weinstein practiced podiatry in Brooklyn’s Bath Beach neighborhood, maintaining an office near another Trump building, Shore Haven Apartments. — Steve Eder, The Seattle Times, "Did a Queens podiatrist help Donald Trump avoid Vietnam?," 26 Dec. 2018 Services will include gastroenterology, orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, urology, sports health, hand surgery, gynecology and breast surgery. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Cleveland Clinic readies new $53 million Coral Springs Family Health Center," 13 July 2018 Two other ministers, Dr. Jerry Gross, 72, and his son, Jason Lee Gross, 51, pleaded guilty on May 25 to wire fraud related to unemployment benefits at a podiatry clinic in Forest City, North Carolina. — Washington Post, "2 members of secretive NC sect charged with fraud conspiracy," 9 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'podiatry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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podiatry
noun
po·di·a·try
| \ pə-ˈdī-ə-trē, pō-
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plural podiatries
Medical Definition of podiatry
: the medical care and treatment of the human foot
— called also chiropody
Other Words from podiatry
podiatric
\ ˌpōd-ē-ˈa-trik
\
adjective
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adjective
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