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hallux
[ hal-uhks ]
noun
, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural hal·lu·ces [hal, -y, uh, -seez].
- the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
- the comparable, usually backward-directed digit in birds.
hallux
/ ˈhæləks /
noun
- the first digit on the hind foot of a mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian; the big toe of man
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hallux1
1825–35; < Late Latin ( h ) allux, for Latin hallus, by association with pollex thumb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hallux1
C19: New Latin, from Late Latin allex big toe
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Example Sentences
Hallux raised above level of other toes; toes with wide lateral lobes, united at base.
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External nostrils are produced into tubes; anterior toes fully webbed; hallux small or absent.
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In the posterior limb the tibia and the hallux are pre-axial, the fibula and the fifth toe are postaxial.
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On the pre-axial side of the hallux is the supplemental digit, the prehallux or calcar.
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The first digit or hallux has two phalanges, the second three, the third four, and the fourth five.
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