podalically

English

Etymology

From podalic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

podalically (not comparable)

1. By means of, or in terms of the foot, or feet collectively.
   • 1882, Oliver & Boyd, The Transactions of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society - Volume 7, The Michigan University Press, page 42

     The shoulder presentation was turned podalically. In the case of the footling the feet were kept up and the primiparous passages dilated by caoutchouc bags.

   • 2008, Caroline Peterson • Lorena Madrigal • Wendy Nembhard • Nancy Romero-Daza • David Himmelgreen • Getchew Dagne, Psycho-Socio-Cultural Risk Factors for Breech Presentation, The South Florida University Press, page 42

     The Indian Vedas note midwives only delivered vertex presentations. Doctors delivered all other presentations. Bilateral footling, unilateral footling, and breech were delivered podalically.

   • 1985, Minerva Medica, International Angiology: A Journal of the International Union of Angiology - Volume 4, The California University Press, page 259

     The probe is moved podalically along the common femoral artery. The level of the bifurcation region of the common femoral artery into the superficial femoral artery and the profunda can be visualized but the profunda is rarely seen.

Derived terms

• podalic