podiatry
noun
po·di·a·try
pə-ˈdī-ə-trē 
pō-
: the medical care and treatment of the human foot
called also chiropody
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The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
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The department determined that the following programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Additionally, outpatient surgeries and procedures in ophthalmology, gynecology, endoscopy, orthopedics and podiatry will no longer be available at Mayo Clinic’s hospital and clinic in Albert Lea.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The department determined that the following programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Additionally, outpatient surgeries and procedures in ophthalmology, gynecology, endoscopy, orthopedics and podiatry will no longer be available at Mayo Clinic’s hospital and clinic in Albert Lea.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for podiatry
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“Podiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podiatry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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podiatry
noun
po·di·a·try
pə-ˈdī-ə-trē
: medical care and treatment of the human foot
called also chiropody
Medical Definition
podiatry
noun
po·di·a·try
pə-ˈdī-ə-trē, pō-
plural podiatries
: the medical care and treatment of the human foot
called also chiropody
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