Medical Definition of Kyllosis
1. An obsolete term for talipes. Origin: G. Kyllosis, a crippling (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kyllosis
Literary usage of Kyllosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"... entertained by authors of all ages and countries, is referred. kyllosis,
according to G haussier, occurred 37 times, in 138 cases of monstrosity. ..."
2. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"kyllosis, kil-</-sis. Club-foot. Ky'mograph. An instrument for recording various
movement in the form of waves. ..."
3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1876)
"The foot was deformed, being an example of congenital kyllosis, but I do not
think this condition had any bearing upon the occurrence of the gangrene. ..."
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