The British and Canadian professional title for a foot-care specialist — what Americans call a podiatrist.
The British and Canadian professional title for a foot-care specialist — what Americans call a podiatrist. A chiropodist treats conditions of the feet, ankles, and lower limbs, including corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, and diabetic foot complications. While 'podiatrist' has become increasingly common in the UK, 'chiropodist' remains the traditional and still widely recognized term among older generations and in NHS contexts. The distinction is essentially regional vocabulary, not a difference in scope of practice.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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My nan swears by her chiropodist — he's sorted her bunions for years.
(UK, Canada) A practitioner of chiropody.