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talipes

[ tal-uh-peez ]

noun

  1. a clubfoot.
  2. the condition of being clubfooted.


talipes

/ ˈæɪˌ辱ː /

noun

  1. a congenital deformity of the foot by which it is twisted in any of various positions
  2. a technical name for club foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of talipes1

1835–45; tali- + Latin ŧ foot
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of talipes1

C19: New Latin, from Latin ܲ ankle + ŧ foot
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Serigne has clubfoot, also known as talipes, and today is another step in the journey to correct that.

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Born with bilateral talipes, which has left him with no calf muscle and little to no movement in his ankles, Graham started out mountain biking in his native Strathpeffer, north of Inverness.

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After years of pain, Tai, who was born with bilateral talipes, or clubfoot, opted to amputate her right leg below the knee in January.

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Born with congenital talipes, known as 'club foot', she lived with almost constant pain.

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She was also born with a talipes - a condition affecting the shape of her foot - and lacks any cruciate ligament in her knee.

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