podologyn.
/pɒˈdɒlədʒi/, /pəˈdɒlədʒi/, U.S. /pɑˈdɑlədʒi/, /pəˈdɑlədʒi/ rare.
A branch of medicine or health care that deals with the feet; cf. podiatry n., chiropody n. at chiropodist n. Derivatives. Also: †an anatomical description of the foot (obsolete); the study of the anatomy of the foot.
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the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > chiropody or podology
podology1818
pedicurism1863
chiropodistry1886
chiropody1886
chiropodism1887
podiatry1914
the world > life > the body > study of body > study of other parts > [noun] > of feet
podology1818
1818 Art of preserving Feet Pref. 6 It might..be ranked under the new title of Podology, embracing the whole Art of Preserving the Feet.
1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 675/1 Podology, a description of the foot.
1932 Amer. Anthropologist 34 341 His special interest in human and anthropoid anatomy, variability..craniology, comparative podology and odontology, connect him with our science.
2003 Amer. Jrnl. Sports Med. (Nexis) 31 640 Topics will include sports physiology and nutrition, the ACL, tissue engineering, medical ethics, and podology and sports.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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