Definition of prehallux
:a rudimentary extra toe or a process that appears as a rudiment of a toe on the preaxial side of the hallux (as of a frog) — called also
calcar
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prehallux
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pre·hallux
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(ˈ)prē+
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Origin and Etymology of prehallux
New Latin, from pre- + hallux
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