clubfoot

noun

club·​foot ˈkləb-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
: a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position
also : this deformity
clubfooted adjective

Examples of clubfoot in a Sentence

clubfoot and other major birth defects
Recent Examples on the Web 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 The virus causes underdevelopment of the head and brain, known as microcephaly, and a hodgepodge of other symptoms, like eye damage and clubfoot, which are loosely categorized as Congenital Zika Syndrome. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 6 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubfoot was in 1538

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“Clubfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubfoot. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

clubfoot

noun
club·​foot ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
: a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth
also : this deformed condition
clubfooted adjective

Medical Definition

clubfoot

noun
club·​foot ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
plural clubfeet -ˈfēt How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
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 varus
2
: a foot affected with clubfoot
clubfooted adjective

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