foot doctor. 1  chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet. 2  Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg.
guillotine noun (DEVICE) âº [ C or S ] a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads: King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
Noun[edit] quarantine â(plural quarantines) 1  A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.  Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.