talipes (tal'ip-ez)

A distorted shape of the foot, spasmodic t. A variety of non-congenital t. due to the spasm or paralysis of certain muscles, t. arcuatus. See t. cavus. t. cal cane oval gus. The condition in which the foot is everted with depre ion of the heel. t. calcaneovarus. A variety in which the foot is inverted with depre ion of the heel. t. calcaneus. Permanent dorsal flexion of the foot, so that the weight of the body rests on the heel only. t. cavus. An exaggerated curvature of the arch of the foot, the anterior part of the foot being drawn backward, t. equinovalgus. A variety in which the foot is everted as well as extended, t. equinovarus. A deformity characterized by inversion, torsion, and depre ion of the fore part of the foot with elevation of the heel. t. equinus. Depre ion of the anterior portion of the foot to a greater or le er degree, so that the patient walks without touching the ground with the heel. t. plan us, t. spur i oval gus. See flat-foot. t. valgus. Splay-foot; a deformity, characterized by depre ion of the arch of the foot, so TAN ACETONE that the inner side of the sole touches the ground. The sole may be everted. The deformity is an alteration in the positions of the astragalus, the os calcis, and the scaphoid bone. t. varus. Cro foot; a t. in which the foot is twisted inward. [Lat., talus, the ankle, heel, + pes, foot.]