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varus
[ vair-uhs ]
noun
, Pathology.
- abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
varus
/ ˈvɛərəs /
adjective
- pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body
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Word History and Origins
Origin of varus1
First recorded in 1790–1800, varus is from the Latin word vārus crooked, bent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of varus1
C19: from Latin: bow-legged
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Example Sentences
My work therefore, Varus, will be to sow truth in the heart of the people, which shall make that heart fertile and productive.
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Is that form to be dragged with violence amid the hootings of the populace to the tribunal of the beast Varus?
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Now shall you see precisely how it would fare with your own body, were you on this iron frame and Varus standing where I am.
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Fronto and Varus, who have played with the great Aurelian as a toyman with his images, may carry even this.'
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But Varus, haughty and self-confident, laughed at the story.
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