PES (pedes)

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Irregular inflected form: pedes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pes mean? 

• PES (noun)
  The noun PES has 1 sense:

1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

  Familiarity information: PES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

foot; human foot; pes

Context example:

armored from head to foot

Hypernyms ("pes" is a kind of...):

pedal extremity; vertebrate foot (the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "pes"):

calcaneus; heelbone; os tarsi fibulare (the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel)

arcuate artery; arteria arcuata (curved artery in the foot)

arteria digitalis; digital arteries (arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes)

arteria metatarsea; metatarsal artery (dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot)

intercapitular vein; vena intercapitalis (veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot)

metatarsal vein; vena metatarsus (dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot)

instep (the arch of the foot)

sole (the underside of the foot)

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

big toe; great toe; hallux (the first largest innermost toe)

little toe (the fifth smallest outermost toe)

heel (the back part of the human foot)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pes"):

flatfoot; pes planus; splayfoot (a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out)

Holonyms ("pes" is a part of...):

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

 Context examples 

Thus, the researchers observed that those adolescents who reported different types of dietary restrictions (different types of diet, dieting very often, skipping breakfast, eating less frequently, etc.), along with those who were obese and those who had unhealthy behaviors unrelated to food (such as smoking or having insufficient sleep), felt less pleasure, attraction and desire to eat the highly palatable foods they were looking at (images of sweets, donuts, ice‑creams, chocolate crêpes, etc.).

(Obesity and food restrictions proven to be associated with less food enjoyment, University of Granada)