foot drop

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noun Pathology.

extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.

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Origin of foot drop

First recorded in 1905–10

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Examples from the Web for foot-drop

The patient walks with foot-drop, and the flexor muscles of the knee are weak.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
He walked fairly well, but still with foot-drop, and complained of tenderness in the sole.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

Medicine definitions for foot-drop

foot-drop

n.

Paralysis or weakness of the dorsiflexor muscles of the foot and ankle, resulting in dragging of the foot and toes.drop foot

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