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Of the sole of the foot
Answer for the clue "Of the sole of the foot ", 7 letters:
plantar
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Word definitions for plantar in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plantar \Plan"tar\, a. [L. plantaris, fr. planta the sole of the foot.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sole of the foot; as, the plantar arteries.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot; "plantar warts can be very painful"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Pertaining to the bottom surface (''sole'') of the foot, as with plantar warts. Compare palmar.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1706, from Latin plantaris "pertaining to the sole of the foot," from planta "sole of the foot" (see plant (n.)).
Usage examples of plantar.
I should be able to perform an osteotomy of the distal part of the calcaneus combined with a plantar fasciotomy and posteromedial release.
Babinski contraction of all five digits of right foot, no plantar reflex.
The palmar and plantar soles, though thick and tough, are not rigid boxes like hoofs, but may be made to bend even by human fingers.
We knew by working the plantar surface of the big toe you could make someone constipated.
By pressing where Angelique pressed, by working the genital reflex zone on the plantar side of the heel, she had the man moaning, facedown in his pillow.
And I got a reasonably decent plantar print, considering the condition of the specimen.
I should be able to perform an osteotomy of the distal part of the calcaneus combined with a plantar fasciotomy and posteromedial release.
Miss Cowden assured me, squatting next to me as I knelt on the floor to check Miss Campbett's plantar reflexes.
His grandmother used to call herself a witch and mix up potions of rum and gunpowder and licorice root, potions which were supposed to cure everything from plantar warts to pneumonia.