The 5th Toe

The pinky toe is referred to as the 5th toe or the outermost toe, in podiatry circles.  One potential problem with the outermost toe is the presence of lister corns, which can be painful and may preclude the wearing of all shoes in one's closet. 

Lister corns are named after the father of modern surgery, Mr. Joseph Lister.  Mr. Lister figured out that germ free surgeries were a ton better than germy surgeries.  For that we thank him.  

Not sure why the lister corn bear's Lister's name.  Did he suffer from these pesky 5th toe corns himself or did someone decide that naming a corn after him could be a great way to honor this great man? 

I read about lister corns all the time.  Just about every day.  Tomorrow I'll talk about lister corns with a professional.  Lister corns have been around a long time, but there doesn't seem to be too much one can do about them, besides live with excruciating pain.