talipes

English

Etymology

Modern Latin, from Latin talus (“ankle”) + pes (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtælɪpiːz/
• Hyphenation: tal‧i‧pes

Noun

talipes

1. (medicine) Clubfoot; the condition of having a clubfoot.
   • 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 84, in Of Human Bondage:

     He had read everything in the library which treated of talipes in its various forms.

Related terms

• taliped
• talipedic
• talipes equinovarus

Anagrams

• Pilates, aplites, pasteli, pilates, platies, psilate