clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˌfu̇t 
: a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position
also
: this deformity
Examples of clubfoot in a Sentence
clubfoot and other major birth defects
Recent Examples on the Web
Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Over the years, the organization has been credited with discovering new and innovative ways to treat scoliosis, clubfoot, hand conditions, hip disorders, sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.
—Dallas News, 4 May 2021
The foundation also supports the CURE International Hospital in the capital of Ethiopia, where children can have clubfoot and other serious orthopedic conditions surgically corrected, and efforts in India and Africa to fight human trafficking.
—Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
Scottish Rite for Children, based in Dallas, treats orthopedic conditions such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand differences, hip disorders, sports injuries and fractures, as well as arthritic, neurological and learning disorders such as dyslexia.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Hippolyte was perfectly happy, nimbly trotting about on his clubfoot, and had no need of Bovary’s ministrations.
—Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Jack, who has autism and has been treated since birth for bilateral complex clubfoot (the soles of his feet touched each other), saw some buses at his school that were propane-powered.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022
In addition to microcephaly and brain damage, babies born with congenital Zika syndrome may also have damage to the back of the eye, joints with limited motion (like clubfoot), and too much muscle tone restricting body movement.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 Aug. 2019
The reason given for relinquishment was that Zune had been born with a clubfoot and his birth parents could not afford medical treatment.
—Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Over the years, the organization has been credited with discovering new and innovative ways to treat scoliosis, clubfoot, hand conditions, hip disorders, sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.
—Dallas News, 4 May 2021
The foundation also supports the CURE International Hospital in the capital of Ethiopia, where children can have clubfoot and other serious orthopedic conditions surgically corrected, and efforts in India and Africa to fight human trafficking.
—Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
Scottish Rite for Children, based in Dallas, treats orthopedic conditions such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand differences, hip disorders, sports injuries and fractures, as well as arthritic, neurological and learning disorders such as dyslexia.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Hippolyte was perfectly happy, nimbly trotting about on his clubfoot, and had no need of Bovary’s ministrations.
—Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Jack, who has autism and has been treated since birth for bilateral complex clubfoot (the soles of his feet touched each other), saw some buses at his school that were propane-powered.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022
In addition to microcephaly and brain damage, babies born with congenital Zika syndrome may also have damage to the back of the eye, joints with limited motion (like clubfoot), and too much muscle tone restricting body movement.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 Aug. 2019
The reason given for relinquishment was that Zune had been born with a clubfoot and his birth parents could not afford medical treatment.
—Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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“Clubfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubfoot. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t
: a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth
also
: this deformed condition
Medical Definition
clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t
plural clubfeet
-ˈfēt
1
: any of numerous congenital deformities of the foot in which it is twisted out of position or shape
called also talipes
compare talipes equinovarus, talipes equinus, talipes valgus, talipes varus2
: a foot affected with clubfoot
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