What does "chiropody" mean?

The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).

Chiropody

Common synonyms include: podiatry, foot medicine, historical term, medicine, old term, podiatric medicine.

noun

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Noun

1
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands). uncountable
2
the branch of medicine concerned with the feet wordnet

From chiro (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.