Pedics

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Concerned with the foot or feet, especially in terms of their structure, care, or medical treatment
2. Describing matters that involve the foot, such as its anatomy, health, or the care given to it
3. Having to do with the feet, whether in a medical, anatomical, or footcare context

Etymology: Greek "pous" (genitive "podos") meant "foot," and the adjective "pedikos," formed with the suffix "-ikos," meant "of the foot." English "pedic," meaning relating to the foot, descends from that Greek adjective. Its shape is easy to read: "ped-" is the foot element found in words like "pedal" and "pedestrian," and "-ic" is the familiar adjective ending. The plural "pedics" is less clear to me. Its exact sense depends on the field where it is used, and I cannot confirm which one applies here, so I will not guess at a specific meaning. If you can tell me the context where you met it, such as a medical, zoological, or dance use, I can say more about how that sense developed.