"Pes" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... :pessimal: /pes'im-l/ /adj./ [Latin-based antonym for 'optimal'] Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also 'pessimize' /vt./ To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for 'optimal' and 'optimize', but for some ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0
... symptoms are the result of this. In alcoholic neuritis there is great tenderness of the muscles. When the legs are affected the patient may be unable to walk, and the toes may droop and the heel be drawn up, resulting in one variety of pes equino-varus. Pressure sores and perforating ulcer of the foot are the most ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles |
