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Keywords: Longitudinal, Arch, Deformity, Foot, Hindfoot

Related Terms: Clubfoot, Eversion, Flatfoot, Flat-Footed, Forefoot, Heel, Instep, Metatarsal, Metatarsus, Peroneal, Pes, Plantar, Plantigrade, Pronation, Splayfoot, Toe, Vamp, Varus, Webfoot, Hammer Toe, Plantar Wart, Hallux Valgus, Front Foot, Club Foot, Dorsiflexion, Goofy Foot, Regular Foot, Babinski Sign, Foot Drop, Plantar Reflex, Kitten Heel, Soleus, Footbed, Inversion, Afo, Valgus, Plantarflexion, Overpronation, Goofy, Metatarsals, Plantar Warts, Hammertoe, Plantar Flexion, Pes Planus, Talipes Equinovarus, Cow Hocks, Pad Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, Metatarsalgia, Cat Foot

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The exaggerated height of the longitudinal arch of the foot.

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a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw

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Foot deformity characterised by an increased elevation of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot, so that the forefoot lies at a lower level than the hindfoot. The foot is foreshortened.

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highly arched feet

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a foot with an abnormally high longitudinal arch, either congenital or caused by contractures or disturbed muscle balance.

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An abnormal hollowness or concavity of the sole of the foot; an excessively high longitudinal arch in the foot.

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Pes cavus is a medical term for a cavus deformity of the foot due to a fixed plantar flexion of the foot. There is a high arched foot - it is the opposite of flat feet.

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