‖ talipes
(ˈtælɪpiːz)
[mod.L. tālipēs, -pedem, f. L. tālus ankle + pēs foot: cf. tālipedāre to walk on the ankles, to be weak in the feet, to walk lamely.]
1. Path. Club-foot; clubfootedness. Also attrib.
| 1857 in Dunglison Dict. Med. 1878 A. M. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 240 The primary forms are those which are seen in talipes of both kinds. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 615 All cases of talipes have been submitted to subcutaneous tenotomy. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Diseases xiv. 245 Foot⁓drop should be counteracted by Phelps's talipes splint. |
2. Zool. A twisted disposition of the feet, occurring naturally in sloths.
| 1891 in Cent. Dict. |