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podiatrist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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po·di·a·trist /pəˈdaɪətrɪst/ noun [countable]  especially American EnglishMN a doctor who takes care of people’s feet and treats foot diseases 足病医生 SYN British English chiropodistpodiatry noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
podiatristBut podiatrists vary widely in surgical training and experience, so be sure to ask.If the podiatrist were located in the car dealership, we could be sure-footed about one of our biggest investments.
Origin podiatrist (1900-2000) Greek pous foot
po·di·a·trist nounChineseSyllable
Corpus feet people’s doctor of who a takes care and


podiatrist
podiatrist /pəˈdaɪətrəst, pəˈdaɪətrɪst/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Greek
 Origin: pous 'foot'
especially American English a doctor who takes care of people’s feet and treats foot diseases
   SYN  chiropodist British English
—podiatry noun [uncountable]


po·dia·tristBrE /pəˈdaɪətrɪst/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈdaɪətrɪst/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE) = chiropodist