pes
9.9
The part of the leg below the ankle that you stand on
- noun
- /pɛs/
- Specialized
:
pie
- She put on comfortable shoes to relieve the pain in her pes.
Examples
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The doctor examined the patient’s pes for any signs of injury.
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In Huli, PEs tend to be marked by the interrogative adverb agua ("how") and may be self-directed or other-directed.
Academic text (1995) -
The pes of my dog were muddy after playing in the park.
Synonyms
foot
vspes
∞
1.0
The lower part of the leg below the ankle that supports standing and walking
is the anatomical term used especially in scientific contexts
Compounds
Ipomoea pes-caprae
- Specialized
9.9
A spreading plant with purple flowers that grows on sandy beaches
Oxalis pes-caprae
- Specialized
9.9
A bulb plant with clover-like leaves and bright yellow flowers that spreads like a weed
pes planus
- Specialized
7.3
A condition where the foot's arch is very low so the whole sole touches the ground
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pes comes from the Latin pes, meaning 'foot', and is the same root you meet in English words like pedal and pedestrian. So, in anatomy pes means the foot part of the leg below the ankle.