1. [TA] SYN: foot (1). 2. Any footlike or basal structure or part. 3. Talipes. In this sense, p. is always qualified by a word expressing the specific type. [L.]
- p. anserinus 1. SYN: parotid plexus of facial nerve. 2. the combined tendinous expansions of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles at the medial border of the tuberosity of the tibia.
- p. cavus SYN: talipes cavus.
- p. gigas SYN: macropodia.
- p. hippocampi [TA] SYN: foot of hippocampus.
- p. planus a condition in which the longitudinal arch is broken down, the entire sole touching the ground. SYN: flatfoot, talipes planus.
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pes 'pēz n, pl pe·des 'pē-(.)dēz the distal segment of the hind limb of a vertebrate including the tarsus and foot
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(pes) gen. peґdis pl. peґdes [L.] 1. [TA] foot (def. 1). 2. any footlike part.Medical dictionary. 2011.