talipes
Americannoun
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a clubfoot.
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the condition of being clubfooted.
noun
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a congenital deformity of the foot by which it is twisted in any of various positions
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a technical name for club foot
Etymology
Origin of talipes
Example Sentences
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Serigne has clubfoot, also known as talipes, and today is another step in the journey to correct that.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022
Born with bilateral talipes, which has left him with no calf muscle and little to no movement in his ankles, Graham started out mountain biking in his native Strathpeffer, north of Inverness.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022
After years of pain, Tai, who was born with bilateral talipes, or clubfoot, opted to amputate her right leg below the knee in January.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2022
Born with congenital talipes, known as 'club foot', she lived with almost constant pain.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2019
While in talipes equinis it is generally the only disturbing agent, in talipes varus and valgus it invariably increases and maintains the deformity, which the tibiales or peronei seem to originate.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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