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chiropody
(chir|opody)
Pronunciation:
/kɪˈrɒpədi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
chiefly
British
the treatment of the feet and their ailments.
Derivatives
chiropodist
noun
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
chiro-
'hand' + Greek
pous
,
pod-
'foot'
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