hallux rigidus
[ rĭj′ĭ-dəs ]
n.
A condition in which there is stiffness in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe.
Nearby words
- heavy going,
- heavy hand, with a,
- heavy heart, with a,
- heavy hitter,
- heavy hydrogen,
- heavy lifting,
- heavy metal,
- heavy middleweight,
- heavy mineral oil,
- heavy nitrogen
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