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pre|hal|lux — «pree HAL uhks», noun. a rudimentary structure found on the inner side of the tarsus of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, supposed to represent an additional digit. ╂[< pre + hallux] … Useful english dictionary
hal — hal·a·car·i·dae; hal·ate; hal·a·zone; hal·berd; hal·berd·ier; hal·chid·ho·ma; hal·dane s; hal·dan·ite; hal·du; hal·e·co·mor·phi; hal·e·cos·to·mi; hal·fa; hal·i·ae·e·tus; hal·i·but; hal·i·but·er; hal·i·car·nas·si·an; hal·i·choe·rus;… … English syllables
lux — ben·e·lux; clav·i·lux; hal·lux; iso·lux; lux·ate; lux·a·tion; lux·em·bourg; lux·em·bourg·er; lux·u·ri·ance; lux·u·ri·an·cy; lux·u·ri·ant; lux·u·ri·ant·ly; lux·u·ri·ate; lux·u·ri·ous; lux·u·ri·ous·ly; lux·u·ri·ous·ness; lux·us; mi·cro·lux;… … English syllables
hallux — hal·lux … English syllables
hallux — hal•lux [[t]ˈhæl əks[/t]] n. pl. hal•lu•ces [[t]ˈhæl yəˌsiz[/t]] anat. zool. the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and of the hind foot of other vertebrates; big toe • Etymology: 1825–35; < LL (h)allux, for L hallus, by assoc.… … From formal English to slang
Hallux — Hal|lux der; , ...luces [...tse:s] nlat. Bildung aus gleichbed. lat. hallex u. hallus> große Zehe (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Hallux — What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the ancient Romans, it has long done yeoman s duty in medicine. Abnormalities of the big toe tend thus to be called hallux this or that. For… … Medical dictionary
prehallux — A supernumerary digit, usually only partial, attached to the medial border of the great toe. [pre + Mod. L. hallux, great toe] * * * pre·hal·lux (pre halґəks) a supernumerary bone of the foot sometimes found growing from the medial border of … Medical dictionary
Hallux — Hal lux (h[a^]l l[u^]ks), n. [NL., fr. L. hallex, allex.] (Anat.) The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe of birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prehallux — Pre*hal lux, n. [NL. See {Pre }, and {Hallux}.] (Anat.) An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
