Category:Talipes

Tal"i*pes, n. Etym: [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.] (surg.)

Defn: the deformity called clubfoot. See clubfoot.

Note: 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.