podiatrist
Other forms: podiatrists
A podiatrist is a foot doctor. Got a bunion? A hammer toe? Call the podiatrist.
The word podiatrist is composed of two ancient Greek parts: pod, meaning "foot," and iatrist, meaning "healer." Other kinds of doctors have a similar suffix: think psychiatrist — a doctor of the mind. The pod prefix and suffix is used to name a number of things. For example, a camera tripod has three "feet." Pea pods and iPods? Nothing to do with feet!
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a specialist in care for the feetsynonyms: chiropodist, foot doctor
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Vocabulary lists containing podiatrist
You're sure to get off on the right foot when you learn this list of words that derive from the Latin word pes and the Greek word podi, both meaning "foot." Want to dissect more English words related to anatomy? Here are links to our complete set of Body Language lists: Corp ("Body") / Capit, Capt ("Head") / Or, Os ("Mouth") / Dent, Dont ("Tooth") / Gastr, Gastro ("Stomach") / Neur ("Nerve") / Man ("Hand") / Ped, Pod ("Foot") / Derm ("Skin") / Carn ("Flesh") / Os, Osteo ("Bone") / Cor, Cord, Cardio ("Heart") / Psych ("Mind")
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