hallux valgus

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noun

an abnormal bending or deviation of the big toe towards the other toes of the same foot

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Words nearby hallux valgus

hallucinosis, hallux, hallux dolorosus, hallux flexus, hallux rigidus, hallux valgus, hallux varus, hallway, Hally, halm, halma

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How to use hallux valgus in a sentence

Hallux raised above level of other toes; toes with wide lateral lobes, united at base.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
External nostrils are produced into tubes; anterior toes fully webbed; hallux small or absent.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
In the posterior limb the tibia and the hallux are pre-axial, the fibula and the fifth toe are postaxial.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Valgus, val′gus, n. a bow-legged man: a form of club-foot—talipes valgus:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

On the pre-axial side of the hallux is the supplemental digit, the prehallux or calcar.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Medical definitions for hallux valgus

hallux valgus

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Deviation of the tip or main axis of the big toe toward the outer side of the foot.