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talipes |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Talipes \Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as {Talipes varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T. equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T. calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: talipes n : congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes [syn: {clubfoot}]
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