Valgus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot.
  • adj. Knock-kneed.
  • n. A valgus bone.
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  • adj. knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bow-legged man. The term genu valgum is incorrectly employed for knock-knee, bow-legs being designated by genu varum.
  • n. A form of clubfoot characterized by eversion of the foot: more fully called talipes valgus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deformity    misshapenness    malformation   
    Cross Reference
    talipes valgus    hallux valgus   
     
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