chiropody

[ki-rop-uh-dee, kahy- or, often, shuh-]

noun

podiatry.

Origin of chiropody

1885–90; chiro- + -pody; see -pod, -y³

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Historical Examples of chiropody

Hairdressing and shampooing, manicuring and chiropody, are almost exclusively the work of girls and women.
The Canadian Girl at Work
Marjory MacMurchy
But send him along—mebbe my spellin' an', as the fellow says, chiropody, aint what it ort to be—anyway we'll try him.
Connie Morgan in the Fur Country
James B. Hendryx
Let us abandon the profession of chiropody, and buy estates at Nouvelle Saar-Louis.
Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895
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British Dictionary definitions for chiropody

chiropody

noun

the treatment of the feet, esp the treatment of corns, verrucas, etc

Derived Formschiropodist, nounchiropodial (ˌkaɪrəʊˈpəʊdɪəl), adjective

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Medicine definitions for chiropody

chiropody

[kĭ-rŏp′ə-dē, shĭ-]

n.

podiatry