val|gus

val|gus
val|gus «VAL guhs», noun, adjective.
–n.
a form of clubfoot or talipes in which the foot is turned outward.
–adj.
1. (of the bones, especially in the foot, knee, and hip) characterized by the abnormal position of turning outward.
2. = knock-kneed. (Cf.knock-kneed)
[< New Latin valgus knock-kneed < Latin, bow-legged]

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