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talipes

American  
[tal-uh-peez] / ˈtæl əˌpiz /

noun

  1. a clubfoot.

  2. the condition of being clubfooted.


talipes British  
/ ˈtælɪˌpiːz /

noun

  1. a congenital deformity of the foot by which it is twisted in any of various positions

  2. a technical name for club foot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of talipes

1835–45; tali- + Latin pēs foot

Example Sentences

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Natasha's daughter, Neave, was born with positional talipes, a condition causing inward-turning feet.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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

The anterior foot presented a great toe and four smaller ones, but deformed like an example of talipes equinovarus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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