foot drop

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.

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Etymology

Origin of foot drop

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

After two operations carried out by Mr Jabbar, Mansur suffered nerve damage resulting in foot drop, which can cause difficulty lifting or moving your foot and can affect the way you walk.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Bauer was placed on dialysis while he recovered, and developed foot drop, a nerve compression impacting the movement of his foot.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

If he had fallen, Greenspun said, it would have been a 9½ foot drop to the air conditioning units below.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2017

The Mississippi River at St. Louis on Monday was forecast to recede by nearly two feet by the end of the month, but as of Tuesday morning the forecast showed a 1-1/2 foot drop.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2012

And yet it must have been a twelve or fifteen foot drop.

From Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School by Chapman, Allen