Relating to or concerning the treatment and care of feet, including the removal of corns, bunions, and other foot problems.
From Greek 'cheir' (hand) and 'pous' (foot), combined with the suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to.' The term emerged in the 19th century as foot care specialists distinguished their practice from general medicine.
It's wild that the word 'chiropody' literally means 'hand-foot,' even though modern chiropodists rarely use their hands on feet the way they once did—the name stuck around even as the tools and techniques completely changed!
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