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Diseases » Foot conditions » Glossary

Glossary for Foot conditions

All Disease Categories: All major disease categories
Arthritis: General name for any type of joint inflammation, but often means age-related osteoarthritis.
Athlete's foot: Fungal skin condition typically of feet or toes.
Broken foot: Fracture of one or more foot bones
Callus: Thickening of skin on hands or feet.
Circulatory disorder: Disease affecting circulation of blood
Clubfoot: Congenital foot birth deformity turning the foot inward
Diabetes: Failing or reduced ability of the body to handle sugars.
Diabetic neuropathy: Nerve damage from diabetes affecting any body part; most commonly feet.
Difficulty walking: Where ones has a problem with mobilizing on ones feet
Flat feet: Lowered arch of the foot
Foot deformity: A alteration of the foot structurally that it doesn't appear as normal
Foot fracture: A fracture of one or several bones of the foot
Foot injury: Any injury to the foot
Foot pain: Pain affecting one or both feet
Foot swelling: Swelling of one or both feet
Ganglion cyst: Cyst affecting the sheath of tendons
Gout: Painful joints, most commonly the big toe.
Heel spur: Bony spur on the heel bone
Knock knees: Knees that touch
Leg conditions: Conditions that affect ones leg
Melanoma: Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is the leading cause of death from skin disease. It involves cells called melanocytes, which produce a skin pigment called melanin. Melanin is responsible for skin and hair color.
Movement symptoms: Changes to movement or motor abilities
Mycetoma: Any of a group of infections caused by actinomycetes (bacterial) or a fungus (eumycetoma). It causes a chronic, pus-producing infection under the skin and sometimes involves bone. The infection most often occurs in the feet. The infection is most common in arid and semi-arid parts of the world. Serious cases can require amputation of the bone.
Nerve conditions: Any condition that affects the nerves
Spinal stenosis: Narrowing of the spinal cavity around the spinal cord.
Stress fractures: Stress fractures are weak spots or small cracks in the bone caused by continuous overuse.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome: A pinched nerve in the lower ankle area (posterior tibial nerve) which results in foot pain.
Tinea: A general term for various fungal skin afflictions; often incorrectly called ringworm.