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podagra

[poh-dag-ruh, pod-uh-gruh]
noun Pathology.
  1. gouty inflammation of the great toe.
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Origin of podagra

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin < Greek podágra literally, foot-trap, equivalent to pod- pod- + ágra a catching, seizure
Related formspo·dag·ral, po·dag·ric, po·dag·rous, adjective
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Historical Examples of podagra

  • His podagra hath become a chiragra, as honest Martial hath it—the gout has got into his fingers, and he cannot draw his purse.

    The Abbot

    Sir Walter Scott

  • He had the podagra, (or gout), and ought not to have ventured forth; but zeal would not let him rest.

British Dictionary definitions for podagra

podagra

noun
  1. gout of the foot or big toe
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Derived Formspodagral, podagric, podagrical or podagrous, adjective

Word Origin for podagra

C15: via Latin from Greek, from pous foot + agra a trap
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podagra in Medicine

podagra

(pə-dăg′rə)
n.
  1. Gout, especially of the big toe.
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Related formspo•dag′ral null adj.
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