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(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted..
At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly.
He stood still as much as he could, with his club-foot behind the other, so that it should not attract notice.
The cure developed by Dr. Ponseti in the 1950s relies on physical manipulation. In each step of the treatment, a child’s clubfoot is stretched and turned slightly outward, and a hip-to-foot plaster cast, like the ones shown in the photograph, is then applied.
Use club foot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Club foot means (medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted..
Common synonyms include polt foot, talipes.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly.
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