Main Entry: po·di·a·try

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈdī-ə-trē, pō-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek pod-, pous + English -iatry

Date: 1914

: the medical care and treatment of the human foot —called also chiropody

— po·di·at·ric \ˌpō-dē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

— po·di·a·trist \pə-ˈdī-ə-trist, pō-\ noun