pedopathy
English
Etymology
Formed as ped- (“foot”) + -o- + -pathy (“disease”); an etymological hybrid equivalent to the Latin pēs (“foot”) + the Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: pĕdŏʹpəthi, IPA(key): /pɛˈdɒpəθi/
Noun
pedopathy (uncountable)
- (nonstandard, rare) Pathology of the foot. (Properly *podopathy.)
- 1990, Saudi Medical Journal, volume 11, page 15
- 5. Pedopathy (diabetic foot)
- 2004, Svetolik P. Djordjević, Dictionary of Medicine: French–English with English–French Glossary, page 24
- affinage…des pieds: pedopathy ⟨any disease of the foot⟩
- 1990, Saudi Medical Journal, volume 11, page 15
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with pædopathy.
Anagrams
- heptapody