valgus

American  

[val-guhs] / ˈvæl gəs /

noun

• valguses
  plural

1. an abnormally turned position of a part of the bone structure of a human being, especially of the leg.

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adjective

1. of or in such a position; bowlegged, knock-kneed, or the like.

valgus British  

/ ˈvælɡəs /

adjective

1. pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body See hallux valgus

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• valguses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of valgus

1790–1800; < Latin: knock-kneed

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

valgus

“This would allow me to treat refugees with minor disabilities, flat feet or hallux valgus toes, or people with diabetes who need soft soles,” he said.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

The bones of the leg are sometimes bent inwards in their lower thirds, and this compensates partly for the valgus deformity at the knee.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

There was equinovarus in the right foot and valgus in the left.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

While in talipes equinis it is generally the only disturbing agent, in talipes varus and valgus it invariably increases and maintains the deformity, which the tibiales or peronei seem to originate.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

In hallux valgus, the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe undergoes changes characteristic of arthritis deformans.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis