Relating to or concerning chiropody; the adjectival form emphasizing the medical and practical aspects of foot care.
Extended form of 'chiropodic' with the suffix '-al,' creating a more formal or technical variant. This longer form became standard in medical and scientific writing during the early 20th century.
In medical writing, '-ical' endings often sound more official and scientific than '-ic' alone—'chiropodical' was the choice when doctors wanted to sound extra professional about their foot expertise!
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