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noun Pathology.

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Origin of genu valgum

From New Latin

Words nearby genu valgum

genuine article, genuinely, genuineness, gen up, genus, genu valgum, Gen X, Gen Y, geo-, geobotany, geocaching

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How to use genu valgum in a sentence

"It's genu-ine all right," he at length admitted grudgingly.
The Just and the Unjust|Vaughan Kester
Genoa is believed to derive its name from the fact that the shape of this portion of the coast resembles that of a knee (genu).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Ovid says—'qui medius nixique genu est anguemque tenentis,' Met.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The capsule adapts itself to the contour of the lenticular nucleus and has an anterior limb, a bend or genu, and a posterior limb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

A far commoner deformity than the preceding is that known as knock-knee (or Genu Valgum).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various