podagra

[ poh-dag-ruh, pod-uh-gruh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. gouty inflammation of the great toe.

podagra

/ pəˈdæɡrə /

noun

1. gout of the foot or big toe

Derived Forms

• poˈdagral, adjective

Other Words From

• po·dagral po·dagric po·dagrous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of podagra¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin < Greek podágra literally, foot-trap, equivalent to pod- pod- + ágra a catching, seizure

Word History and Origins

Origin of podagra¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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But the gout takes him, you said--nodosa podagra, as my friend Ovid would say?

From Project Gutenberg

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

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