Metatarsal stress fracture. Pain occurs with activities, such as running and jumping. Area beneath the second or third toe. Low-heeled shoes with stiff soles. Sesamoiditis. Pain occurs possibly with swelling and local tenderness. Ball of foot beneath the big toe.
The Areopagus (/ Ë Ã¦ r i Ë É p É É¡ É s /) is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Its English name is the composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated Ares Rock (Ancient Greek: á¼ÏÎµÎ¹Î¿Ï Î Î¬Î³Î¿Ï). In classical times, it functioned as the court for trying deliberate homicide.
Megaesophagus, also known as ME, is a condition in humans, cats, dogs and horses where peristalsis fails to occur properly and the esophagus is enlarged. Normally, when the animal's esophagus is functioning properly, it acts as a muscle and pushes the food down the esophagus into the stomach. However, when an animal has megaesophagus, the esophagus stays enlarged and does not push the food down to the stomach. Therefore, the food fails to enter the stomach and often stays in the esophagus, and is eventually regurgitated, or enters the lungs through breathing, or decays in the esophagus. In human pathology a condition known as achalasia may predispose a person to slowly develop megaesophagus.