A podiatrist also renders care of sprains, fractures, infections, and injuries of the foot, ankle and heel. In addition to undergraduate medical school training, podiatrists also attend graduate school for a doctorate degree in podiatry.
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a manner something between a professional association, trade union, a cartel, and a secret society.
Old English crÃ¦ft âstrength, skillâ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft âstrengthâ. craft (sense 3 of the noun), originally in the expression small craft âsmall trading vesselsâ, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of âcraftâ or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.