a condition in which the legs bend inward at the knees
knock-knee
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knock-knee
noun
A deformity of the legs in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles are spread widely apart.
Related Forms:
- knock′-kneed′
adjective
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Noun
(plural knock-knees)
- Alternative spelling of knock knee.
Noun
(plural knock knees)
- The medical condition genu valgum
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knock-knee - Medical Definition
n.
A deformity of the legs in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles are spread widely apart.
Related Forms:
- knock′-kneed′
adj.
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