Nomenclature of the top of one's foot

Michael Myers · Feb 28, 2019

Arch? Instep? The top of his foot?

As in, the ME's recording at the scene: "Victim's right foot displays severe blunt-force trauma to the <???>"

-Riv- · Feb 28, 2019

Michael Myers said:
Arch? Instep? The top of his foot?

As in, the ME's recording at the scene: "Victim's right foot displays severe blunt-force trauma to the <???>"

"Dorsal aspect" is probably what you're looking for.

MaeZe · Feb 28, 2019

Arch and instep are on the bottom of the foot.

The side you see when you look down is indeed the dorsal side of the foot if you don't want to just say 'top'.

Anatomical terms for hands and feet

Michael Myers · Feb 28, 2019

For an ME, yes. I used a poor example of the narrative use I had in mind. Consider the ME talking to the victim's wife, who hasn't the ME's professional background. To her, "dorsal" might invoke the notion of a fish fin.

"Oh, he always had that problem. Couldn't hardly get his boots on because of his <some layman's understanding of the nomenclature>."

Michael Myers · Feb 28, 2019

MaeZe said:
Arch and instep are on the bottom of the foot. The side you see when you look down is indeed the dorsal side of the foot if you don't want to just say 'top'.

"I couldn't pull my boot on because of my foot's top." ???

-Riv- · Feb 28, 2019

Michael Myers said:
For an ME, yes. I used a poor example of the narrative use I had in mind. Consider the ME talking to the victim's wife, who hasn't the ME's
professional background. To her, "dorsal" might invoke the notion of a fish fin.

"Oh, he always had that problem. Couldn't hardly get his boots on because of his <some layman's understanding of the nomenclature>."

The OP is confusing, then, because it says it is the ME recording, not talking to a layperson. :greenie

"Top of foot" works in layman's terms, I would think.

Michael Myers · Feb 28, 2019

Ticket #109d73 status: closed
Resolution: you're a writer. make something up.

Ari Meermans · Feb 28, 2019

Michael Myers said:
"I couldn't pull my boot on because of my foot's top." ???

In this case, you'd probably refer to it as the bridge of the foot—it's the center curvature of the top of your foot over the arch and instep: "I couldn't pull my boot on because the bridge of my foot is too high (or was swollen)."

ETA: Sorry, was typing while you were closing. :greenie

Michael Myers · Feb 28, 2019

"bridge" could work

ETA:

Or not. "My foot's bridge is too high." most likely would invoke in the reader's mind the notion of a castle's footbridge. I'm not worried so much about what words I write, but rather what the reader is most likely to percieve.

Getting a bit off-topic. Sorry about that, Ari. Case closed?

Nomenclature of the top of one's foot

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