Valgus Definition

vălgəs
adjective
Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot.
American Heritage Medicine
Bent or twisted outward.
Webster's New World
Knock-kneed.
Webster's New World

Knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Wiktionary
noun
A valgus bone.
American Heritage Medicine
Clubfoot in which the foot is turned outward.
Webster's New World
Any similar bent position, as of the knee or hip.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Valgus

  • Latin bowlegged

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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