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Podiatrist vs Podologist - What's the difference?

podiatrist | podologist |

As nouns the difference between podiatrist and podologist

is that podiatrist is a health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments while podologist is a podiatrist or chiropodist.

podiatrist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
    • I visited my podiatrist to get a new pair of orthopedic inserts for my sneakers.

    Synonyms

    * chiropodist

    podologist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A podiatrist or chiropodist

    • Usage notes

    *A podologist is not usually considered to function at the same professional level as a true chiropodist, having limited diagnostic skills.