KYLLOSIS
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By William R. Warner
By Thomas Davidson
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Professor Chaussier so calls congenital distortion of the feet. Clubfoot, Poltfoot, Slumpfoot, (Prov.) Pummel-foot, Talipes. (F.) Pied bot. Of this there are many varieties. In one, the foot, instead of resting on the soil, by the whole plantar surface, touches it only with the metatarso-phalangian articulations. It seems as if turned backwards and broken upon the leg (Pes seu Talipes Equinus, Hippopus, Oxypodia, Tip-foot, Horsefoot.) In other cases the foot is twisted inwards, (Varus, Talipes varus, Blaesopodes, Blaesopus, Cylloepus, Cyllopoda, Cyllopodion, Loripes, Crossfoot, (F.) Cagneux,) so that it rests only on the ground on its outer edge; or it may be twisted outwards, (Valgus, Tallipes Valgus, Out -bow-foot,) or rest only on its inner edge, or on the back part of the heel, Talipes calcaneus, Heel clubfoot. In the flatfoot or splayfoot, Duck-foot, Splat-foot, Sarapus, Platypus, Platypodia, (F.) Pied plat, the plantar surface of the foot is flattened instead of being concave. These deformities are rarely accidental. They are almost always congenital, and may be rectified, at an early period, by proper mechanical means to strengthen the foot gradually and restore it to its proper shape and direction; and if these means fail, the tendons and muscles concerned in the deformity may be divided.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.