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Talipes vs Clubfoot - What's the difference?

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Clubfoot is a synonym of talipes.



As nouns the difference between talipes and clubfoot

is that talipes is the ankle and foot while clubfoot is a congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.

talipes

Noun

(-)
  • The ankle and foot
  • (medical) clubfoot (abbreviation from talipes equinovarus (TEV))
  • Anagrams

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    clubfoot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * club foot, club-foot

    Noun

    (clubfeet)
  • (medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
  • * 1870 , , Man and Wife , ch. 2:
  • At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot ." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly.
  • * 1915 , , Of Human Bondage , ch. 12:
  • He stood still as much as he could, with his club-foot behind the other, so that it should not attract notice.
  • * 2011 Nov. 1, Barry Meier, " Finding Inspiration in a Doctor’s Legacy," New York Times (retrieved 17 May 2014):
  • The cure developed by Dr. Ponseti in the 1950s relies on physical manipulation. In each step of the treatment, a child’s clubfoot is stretched and turned slightly outward, and a hip-to-foot plaster cast, like the ones shown in the photograph, is then applied.

    Synonyms

    * polt foot * talipes