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hallux definition

hal·lux (hal′əks)

noun pl. halluces -·lu·ces′ (-yo̵̅o̅ sēz′)

the first toe on either of the hind legs of a terrestrial vertebrate; in humans, the large inner toe

Etymology: ModL < L hallux, hallus, big toe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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