talipes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
    clubfoot.

WordNet

Tal"i*pes noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. (Surg.) The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913