| talion dread | The symbolic anxieties that represent the unconscious dread of penalties for an act. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| talipedic | Clubfooted. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes | <surgery> The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot. Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. Valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. Equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. Calcaneus (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel. Origin: NL, fr. L. Talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. Talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talipes arcuatus | An exaggeration of the normal arch of the foot. Synonym: contracted foot, pes cavus, talipes arcuatus, talipes plantaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes calcaneovalgus | Talipes calcaneus and talipes valgus combined; the foot is dorsiflexed, everted, and abducted. See: clubfoot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes calcaneovarus | Talipes calcaneus and talipes varus combined; the foot is dorsiflexed, inverted, and adducted. See: clubfoot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes calcaneus | A deformity due to weakness or absence of the calf muscles, in which the axis of the calcaneus becomes vertically oriented; commonly seen in poliomyelitis. Synonym: calcaneus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes cavus | An exaggeration of the normal arch of the foot. Synonym: contracted foot, pes cavus, talipes arcuatus, talipes plantaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes equinovalgus | Talipes equinus and talipes valgus combined; the foot is plantarflexed, everted, and abducted. See: clubfoot. Synonym: equinovalgus, pes equinovalgus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes equinovarus | The most common congenital abnormality of the foot. Clubfoot may occur in several forms, but talipes equinovarus is the most common. In this case the foot turns downward and inward. Treatment involves the extended use of orthopaedic splints or casts to correct the position of the foot. (27 Sep 1997) |
| talipes equinus | Permanent extension of the foot so that only the ball rests on the ground; it is commonly combined with talipes varus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes plantaris | An exaggeration of the normal arch of the foot. Synonym: contracted foot, pes cavus, talipes arcuatus, talipes plantaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes planus | A condition in which the longitudinal arch is broken down, the entire sole touching the ground. Synonym: flatfoot, talipes planus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes spasmodicus | A temporary distortion of the foot, usually talipes equinus, due to muscular spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talipes transversoplanus | Deformity caused by sinking down of the transverse arch of the foot. Synonym: talipes transversoplanus. (05 Mar 2000) |