foot

(fut) [L. pes]. The terminal organ of the leg. See also claw-foot, club-foot, flat-foot, talipes. f.- and-mouth disease. See under disease. buttre f., a condition of periostitis or ostitis in the region of the pyramidal proce of the os ped is of a horse with fracture of the proce , deformity of the hoof, and alteration of the normal angle of the joint. Called also ef: amidal discase and low ringbone. contracte 7. See hoof-bound. crooked f., a condition of a horse’s hoof in which one wall is concave and the opposite wall convex, giving the hoof a bent appearance. It is due to improper trimming and shoeing. le-f., a dependent and powerle state of the foot, due to paralysis of the Ieg muscles. end-f., one of the delicate terminal expansions of nerve-fibers. flat-f. 1. See flat-foot. 2. That condition of a horse’s foot in which the natural concavity of the sole is absent. Friedreich's f., pes cavus, with hyperextension of the toes: seen in_heredi ataxia. fungus-f. See mycelomc. hollow f. See pes cavus. ura See my celom a. Morand’s f., a foot having eight toes. Morton’s f., meta tarsalgia. mo y f., an infective verrucotic condition of the skin of the feet, endemic in the Amazon region of South America. £.-phenomenon, f.-reflex. Same as ankle-clonus. {£.-plate, the plate that forms the base of the stapes. f.-pound, the energy{needed to raise a pound one foot. pricked f., a condition in a horse in which the sole or the frog has been punctured either in the forge or by the animal treading on a nail or some other object. pumiced f., a condition in which the sole of a horse’s hoof projects beyond the level of the wall, the horn being porous and brittle in quality. Called also dropped sole and convex sole. f.-rot. See under rot. sag-f., sagging of the arch of the foot. tabetic f., the flat, distorted foot seen in tabes, and due to disease of the tarsus. taut-f., a shortening and contraction of the calf muscles and plantar flexors of the foot, due to high-heeled shoes.