plantaradj.
/ˈplantə/, /ˈplantɑː/, U.S. /ˈplæn(t)ər/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Of or relating to the sole of the foot.
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plantar1706
soleda1740
volar1814
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Plantar, belonging to the Sole of the Foot.
1741 A. Monro Anat. Nerves 69 in Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) The two plantar Nerves.
1816 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 106 328 Upper and side views of two joints of the toe, magnified 400 times, to show the plantar suckers.
1831 Encycl. Brit. III. 10/2 It is well known that the horse supports himself on the plantar surface of the coffin bone only.
1872 G. M. Humphry Observ. Myology 18 The dorsal and plantar aspects of the limb.
1925 R. M. Ogden tr. K. Koffka Growth of Mind 84 If the same stimulus is applied later in life it causes the toes to move downwards and press together, which is the plantar reflex.
1951 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 507/1 ‘You've been grousing for months about the corn you picked up last tour, foot-slogging round Masailand.’.. ‘It's not a corn, it's a plantar wart,’ I said indignantly.
1994 Runner's World Feb. 30/1 Your heel pain is related to the plantar fascial ligaments that run along the bottom of your foot from the heel bone to the toes.
Compounds
plantar fasciitis n. (also plantar fascitis) inflammation of the fascial ligament (the plantar fascia) at the base of the heel bone.
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1940 B. I. Comroe Arthritis xlii. 611 The main therapeutic attack upon plantar fascitis includes..use of a rubber pad to protect the heel, procaine injections into the plantar fascia..and removal of focal infection.
2004 Sporting Life 22 Nov. 59/4 He admitted he had been playing with a sore left foot—dreaded plantar fasciitis is the diagnosis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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