ped-, pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia +
(Latin: foot, feet)
Don't confuse this Latin element with a Greek pedo- that means "child" or the Greek pedo- which means "ground, soil".
If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, don’t drag your feet.
—Rayoa
pediphalanx
A phalanx (bones of the fingers or toes) of a digit of the foot.
peditis
Pedal osteitis (inflammation of a bone in a foot or the feet).
pedobarograph
An apparatus for recording dynamic variations in downward pressure by different areas of the sole of a foot as a person stands upright or walks.
pedobarography
Measurement of dynamic variations in downward pressure by different areas of the sole of a foot, using a pedobarograph.
pedodynamometer
An instrument for measuring the strength of the leg and muscles.
pedogram
A record made by a pedograph (an instrument for recording and studying gait or walk).
pedograph
1. An instrument for recording and studying the gait.
2. An imprint on paper of the weight-bearing surface of the foot, surrounded by a pencil-marked contour of the upper foot.
pedometer
An instrument for recording the number of steps taken when walking.
pedomotive
Moved by foot power; a velocipede.
A young boy is pedomotivating himself on a velocipede with his bipeds.
pedopathy
Any disease of the foot or feet.
pedoplania
Flattening of the foot or feet.
pedorthics, pedorthic
The design, manufacture, fit, and modification of shoes and related foot appliances as prescribed for amelioration of painful and/or disabling conditions of the foot and limb.
pedorthist
A person skilled in pedorthics and practicing its application in individual cases.
pedoscope
An X-ray machine for showing the fitting and movement of the feet inside shoes (formerly common in shoe shops).
pedule
A kind of leg covering worn in ancient and early medieval times, made of soft leather, flannel, or the like, and in a shape similar to a high boot.
Related "foot, feet" units:
melo-;
planta-;
podo-;
-pus.
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