valgus
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adjective \ˈval-gəs\Definition of VALGUS
1
: of, relating to, or being a deformity in which an anatomical part is turned outward away from the midline of the body to an abnormal degree <a valgus heel> <valgus deformity of the big toe>
Origin of VALGUS
New Latin, from Latin, knock-kneed
First Known Use: 1884
val·gus
adjective \ˈval-gəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VALGUS
1
: turned outward; especially : of, relating to, or being a deformity in which an anatomical part is turned outward away from the midline of the body to an abnormal degree <a valgus heel> <valgus deformity of the big toe>—see cubitus valgus, hallux valgus, talipes valgus; compare genu valgum, genu varum
2
: varus 1—used especially in orthopedics of the knee <changes spontaneously from the initial varus (bowing) to a valgus position (knock-knee) at about age 2 to 3—Joan M. Walker>
—valgus noun
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