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Webster 1913 Edition


Talipes


Tal′i-pes

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
talus
an ankle +
pes
,
pedis
, a foot; cf. L.
talipedare
to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.]
(Surg.)
The deformity called
clubfoot
. See
Clubfoot
.
☞ Several varieties are distinguished; as,
Talipes varus
, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;
T. valgus
, in which the foot is bent outward;
T. equinus
, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and
T. calcaneus
(called also
talus
), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.

Definition 2024


talipes

talipes

English

Noun

talipes (uncountable)

  1. The ankle and foot
  2. (medicine) clubfoot (abbreviation from talipes equinovarus (TEV))

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