malum perforans pedis


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malum

 [ma´lum] (L.)
malum per´forans pe´dis perforating ulcer of the foot.
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ma·lum per·fo·rans pe·dis

perforating ulcer of the foot occurring in certain neuropathies.
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malum perforans pedis

An obsolete poetic (i.e., non-medical) term for a perforating ulcer of foot; plantar ulcer.
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