chiropody

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

noun

podiatry.

Origin of chiropody

1885–90; chiro- + -pody;see -pod, -y³

Words Nearby chiropody

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How to use chiropody in a sentence

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
Hairdressing and shampooing, manicuring and chiropody, are almost exclusively the work of girls and women.
The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchy
Let us abandon the profession of chiropody, and buy estates at Nouvelle Saar-Louis.
Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for chiropody

chiropody

/ (kɪˈrɒpədɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of chiropody

chiropodist, noun
chiropodial (ˌkaɪrəʊˈpəʊdɪəl), adjective

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