Taber's Medical Dictionary
flatfoot
Abnormal flatness of the sole and the arch of the foot. The condition may exist without causing symptoms or interfering with normal function of the foot. The inner longitudinal and anterior transverse metatarsal arches may be depressed. Flat-footedness may be acute, subacute, or chronic.
flat-footed, adj.
flat-footedness, n.
SYN: SEE: fallen arches; SEE: pes planus; SEE: splayfoot
FLATFOOT (PES PLANUS)
FLATFOOT (PES PLANUS)
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Flatfoot." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732165/all/spasmodic_flatfoot.
Flatfoot. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732165/all/spasmodic_flatfoot. Accessed March 12, 2025.
Flatfoot. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732165/all/spasmodic_flatfoot
Flatfoot [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 March 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732165/all/spasmodic_flatfoot.
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