podagra

[ poh-dag-ruh, pod-uh-gruh ]
/ poʊˈdæg rə, ˈpɒd ə grə /

noun Pathology.

gouty inflammation of the great toe.

Origin of podagra

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin < Greek podágra literally, foot-trap, equivalent to pod- pod- + ágra a catching, seizure

OTHER WORDS FROM podagra

po·dag·ral, po·dag·ric, po·dag·rous, adjective

Words nearby podagra

pocul., poculiform, pod, pod person, pod-, podagra, podalgia, podalic, podalic version, podarthritis, podcast

Example sentences from the Web for podagra

  • His podagra hath become a chiragra, as honest Martial hath it—the gout has got into his fingers, and he cannot draw his purse.

    The Abbot |Sir Walter Scott

  • He had the podagra, (or gout), and ought not to have ventured forth; but zeal would not let him rest.

    Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune |A. D. Crake

British Dictionary definitions for podagra

podagra
/ (pəˈdæɡrə) /

noun

gout of the foot or big toe

Derived forms of podagra

podagral, podagric, podagrical or podagrous, adjective

Word Origin for podagra

C15: via Latin from Greek, from pous foot + agra a trap

Medical definitions for podagra

podagra
[ pə-dăg′rə ]

n.

Gout, especially of the big toe.

Other words from podagra

po•dag′ral null adj.