Ma'anar ƙamus na "likitan ƙafa" yana nufin ƙwararren likita wanda ya ƙware a bincike da kuma magance cututtukan ƙafa da idon sawu, raunuka, da cututtuka. Likitocin ƙafa, wanda kuma aka sani da masu aikin jinya, an horar da su kuma sun cancanta don ba da kulawar likita da tiyata don yanayi kamar raunin ƙafa da idon sawu, nakasa, cututtuka, da matsalolin ƙafar ciwon sukari. Suna kuma rubuta magunguna, yin gwaje-gwajen bincike, da ba da kulawar rigakafi da shawarwari ga marasa lafiya.