扁へん平ぺい足そく

noun

flat feet; flatfoot; splayfoot

Medical term for a condition where the arch of the foot is flattened, causing the entire sole to touch the ground. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

• 彼かれは扁へん平ぺい足そくなので、長ちょう時じ間かん立たっていると足あしが痛いたくなる。

  He has flat feet, so his feet hurt when he stands for a long time.

• 扁へん平ぺい足そくの人ひとは、足あしの裏うら全ぜん体たいが地じ面めんにつく。

  People with flat feet have the entire sole of their foot touching the ground.