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forefoot

 [for´foot]
the front part of the foot.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

forefoot

(fôr′fo͝ot′)
n.
Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
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fore·foot

(fōr'fut)
The part of the foot containing the metatarsal bones and phalanges; the front part of the foot.
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