- s. of foot [TA] the inferior aspect or bottom of the foot, much of which is in contact with the ground when standing; it is covered with hairless, usually nonpigmented skin that is especially thickened and provided with epidermal ridges over the weightbearing areas. SYN: planta pedis [TA], plantar region, regio plantaris, plantar surface of foot.
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sole 'sōl n
1) the undersurface of a foot
2) the somewhat concave plate of moderately dense horn that covers the lower surface of the coffin bone of the horse, partly surrounds the frog, and is bounded externally by the wall
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(sōl) [L. solea; planta] 1. planta. 2. the inferior surface of a horse's hoof.Medical dictionary. 2011.