valgus
IPA: væɫgʌs
adjective
- knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)
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Examples of "valgus" in Sentences
- The forearm is said to be in valgus .
- Rheumatoid knee commonly presents as valgus knee.
- The Valgus stress test is a test for ligament damage.
- Calcaneal varus is of course the opposite of calcaneal valgus.
- A syndrome of infantilism, congenital webbed neck, and cubitus valgus.
- For a discussion of the etymology of valgus, see the entry under varus.
- Cubitus valgus is a medical deformity in which the elbows are turned in.
- The first picture in this article would be OK to illustrate Hallux valgus.
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