bumblefoot

1 9.9

A painful swelling or infection on an animal's foot, often in birds, that can make it hard to walk

noun
/ˈbʌmbəlˌfʊt/

Specialized

: pododermatitis

When it came time to treat Bruta's bumblefoot, Corwyn taught me to hold her from behind.

Examples

And now this duck has got bumblefoot like the others.

Dream Horse (2021)
She has never shown any signs of bumblefoot.

Blog text (33)
The bumblefoot, he said, causes a bird's foot to swell and redden.

Fiction book (1993)
"For bumblefoot," he said.

Fiction book (1993)
It really doesn't appear to be bumblefoot.

Blog text (33)
Bumblefoot is an infection in the paw pads; this is just a chin with dry feet and a little flaky skin on it.

Blog text (33)
The veterinarian diagnosed the chicken with bumblefoot after noticing swelling and redness on its foot.
They treated the rabbit's bumblefoot by cleaning the infected area and applying medicated ointment.
After weeks of neglect, the injured sparrow developed bumblefoot, causing it considerable pain in its foot.

How Severe

abscess

Specialized

22 7.5

bumblefoot

Specialized

1 9.9

Surface Forms

bumblefoot singular

bumblefoots plural

Morphology

bumblefoot = bumble + foot (opaque) = bumble + foot

Although formed from the words 'bumble' and 'foot', 'bumble' does not convey 'infection' or 'swelling' to typical learners, so the medical meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

The word bumblefoot breaks into bumble + foot, where bumble suggests 'to move clumsily' or 'be troubled'. It names a painful, swollen infection of an animal's foot, especially in birds, that can make the animal limp.