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podiatrist

[po-di´ah-trist]

chiropodist; a specialist in podiatry.

po·di·a·trist

(pō-dī'ă-trist),

A practitioner of podiatry.

Synonym(s): chiropodist, podologist

[pod- + G. iatros, physician]

podiatrist

[pədī′ətrist]

a health professional who diagnoses and treats disorders of the feet. Podiatrists complete a 4-year postgraduate educational program leading to a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.). Also called chiropodist in Canada.

podiatrist

A person trained in podiatry, who, in the US, has graduated from a 4-year education program in podiatry following college or university education; podiatrists are examined and licensed by a state’s medical board, have a title of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), and diagnose and treat diseases of the feet by medicine or surgery.

podiatrist

Chiropodist, podologist A person trained in podiatry, who, in the US, has graduated from a 4-yr education program in podiatry after graduating college or university; podiatrists are examined and licensed by a state's medical board, carry a title of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine–DPM, and diagnose and treat diseases of the feet by medicine or surgery. See Podiatry.

po·di·a·trist

(pŏ-dī'ă-trist)

A practitioner of podiatry.
Synonym(s): chiropodist.

[pod- + G. iatros, physician]

Podiatrist

A physician who specializes in the medical care and treatment of the human foot.

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podiatrist

chiropodist

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25 in the hospital setting], concluding that there was no statistical difference in overall job satisfaction between podiatrists working in different clinical settings within the NHS.

Determinantes de la satisfaccion laboral en diferentes situaciones clinicas de podologia

The court concluded that Health Net's practice of reimbursing the individual podiatrist at lesser rate than medical doctors does not constitute "unfair discrimination" in violation of [section] 38a-816(10)).

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Main covariates in the multinomial logit regression were measures of minimum distance to other health professionals, and relative minimum distances to podiatrists and LEC specialists (distance to the nearest podiatrist or LEC specialist minus distance to nearest other health professional).

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MAKING LIFE EASIER Podiatrist Lorna Henderson, left, and community matron Irene Hall with patient George Dodds and his wife Ann.

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Podiatrists can work for the NHS, in specialist clinics or can work in the private sector.

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But rather than sit back and watch her new competitor take away market share or spend years embroiled in a lawsuit, the 37-year-old podiatrist rebuilt her company using good old-fashioned business tactics.

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Beset by relentless grief, Rick, a podiatrist, is reminded of an amputation he once performed, and his patient's plaintive words after the surgery was complete: "'It was part of me,' she kept saying.

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Because of a run in with security Bubbles shares a cell with Julia, who tells the reporter that the podiatrist always let her use her bathroom and even let her sleep in the waiting room.

Bubbles Betrothed

I've been to an orthopedic surgeon, a podiatrist, a physical therapist, a sports medicine doctor and two chiropractors.

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With the passage of HB 321 in the 2003 legislative session, the legislature directed the BOME to create rules implementing the statute allowing physician or podiatrist delegation of clinical and administrative tasks to medical assistants "in their office.

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Custom orthotics are inlays created to help correct the wearer's specific foot problems identified by a podiatrist or foot specialist.