chiropodist

美 [kɪ'rɑpədɪst]

chiropodist: chiropodist: see surgeon
chiropodist (n.): 1785, from chiro- "hand" + pod-, stem of Greek pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)) + -ist. Probably coined by Canadian-born U.S. healer Daniel Palmer (1845-1913); originally they treated both hands and feet. A much-maligned word among classicists, who point out it could mean "having chapped feet" but probably doesn't, and in that case it is an etymological garble and no one can say for sure what it is meant to signify. Related: Chiropody.

1. A chiropodist was feeding her bed - ridden uncle at her home.: 手足病医生当时正在家喂卧床的叔叔吃饭.