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Foot

Medical Definition:	The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE), METATARSUS, phalanges, and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.
Guide Notes:	vertebrates only: for invertebrates use EXTREMITIES: dis of foot = FOOT DISEASES; skin dis on foot = FOOT DERMATOSES: see note there; neopl of foot: use neopl coords (IM) + FOOT DISEASES (IM); foot prints (like finger prints) = PLANTAR PRINTS see DERMATOG

Foot Categories.

	Ankle - The region of the lower limb between the FOOT and the LEG.
	Forefoot, Human - The forepart of the foot including the metatarsals and the TOES.
	Heel

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