Crossword clues for podiatrist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
WordNet
n. a specialist in care for the feet [syn: chiropodist, foot doctor]
Wikipedia
A podiatrist, also known as a podiatric physician (/poʊˈdaɪətrɪst/ poh-dye-eh-trist) or "foot and ankle surgeon", is a medical professional, a physician devoted to the study and medical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremity. The term originated in North America, but has now become the accepted term in the English-speaking world for all practitioners of podiatric medicine. Podiatrists are the only medical professionals who exclusively specialize in treating the foot and ankle.
In the United States, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) are physicians and surgeons who practice on the lower extremities, primarily on feet and ankles. The preparatory education of most podiatrists includes four years of undergraduate work, followed by four years in an accredited podiatric medical school, followed by a three or four-year hospital-based surgical residency. Podiatrists are licensed in all 50 states.
Worldwide, in many countries the term ''podiatrist ''refers to allied health professionals who specialize in the treatment of the lower extremity, particularly the foot. Podiatrists in these countries are specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of foot pathology, but not through surgical means. In some circumstances these practitioners will further specialise and, following further training, perform reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.
In contrast, American podiatrists who hold a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) complete surgical residencies, and thus all practitioners are trained in surgical treatments of the foot and ankle. Though the title chiropodist was previously used in the United States to designate what is now known as a podiatrist, it is now considered to be an antiquated and etymologically incorrect term. Although podiatrists worldwide do not attend traditional medical school, they are the most qualified doctors to care for the foot/ankle complex. The median annual Podiatry salary is $186,758, as of March 24, 2016, with a range usually between $154,312-$247,282 which can vary widely depending on a variety of factors.
Usage examples of "podiatrist".
Luci had picked out for her: Slit-to-the-thigh hip-hugger jeans and a plunging-to-the-belly-button sequined top and shoes that would make a podiatrist cream his shorts, Allison folded her arms over her breasts and squinted at the man gaping up at Gypsy.
Thursday evenings, she wanted to hold a series of lectures, asking a dietitian, podiatrist, and an ophthalmologist to speak.
It had a snooker room, a badminton court and swimming-pool, a tuck shop and a chapel, a cricket pitch and social club, a podiatrist and hairdresser, kitchens, sewing room and laundry.
Four months later, disaster struck when a coked-up podiatrist from Ann Arbor, Michigan, jumped a fence and attempted to leg-wrestle a male chacma baboon.
Every kind of scientist, all the way down to chiropractors and podiatrists, was saying we were killing the planet fast.
While Burton and Nur, amateur but efficient podiatrists, worked on Joe, the others went out in two parties.