Talipes
Talipes , noun
[New Latin, from Latin talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; compare Latin talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.]
(Surgery) The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot.
Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. calcaneus (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.