plantigrade /plan·ti·grade/ (plan´tĭ-grād) walking on the full sole of the foot.
plantigrade
plan·ti·grade (pl n t -gr d )adj. Walking with the entire sole on the ground, as humans do. |
plantigrade
[plan′tigrād′]
Etymology: L, planta, sole, gradi, to walk
1 adj, pertaining to or characterizing the human gait; walking on the sole of the foot with the heel touching the ground.
2 n, a position in which an individual is standing flexed at the hips and bearing some weight through the upper extremities.
plantigrade
a method of locomotion seen in bears, monkeys and humans, in which the animal walks on the phalanges, metacarpal and carpal bones, as distinct from digitigrade.
plantigrade stance
seen in dogs and cats with various neuropathies and myopathies, particularly in diabetic neuropathy and hypokalemic myopathy.
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