varus

American  

[vair-uhs] / ˈvɛər əs /

noun

Pathology.

1. abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.

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varus British  

/ ˈvɛərəs /

adjective

1. pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body

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Etymology

Origin of varus

First recorded in 1790–1800, varus is from the Latin word vārus crooked, bent

Example Sentences

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varus

Braid describes talipes varus in a child of a few months who had ten toes.

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

The treatment of congenital club-foot, which is almost invariably varus or equino-varus, should be begun as soon as ever the abnormal condition of the foot is recognized.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

The varieties of club-foot—talipes varus, valgus, equinus, equino-varus, etc.—are so well known that they will be passed with mention only of a few persons who have been noted for their activity despite their deformity.

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

I never took no comfort when   The year was bald with losses, A-spekkleatin' on them chaps   That rode them varus hosses.

From Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and other poems by Crawford, Isabella Valancy

Secondary displacement is liable to occur, however, during the process of union, producing alterations in the “carrying angle” of the limb—cubitus varus or cubitus valgus.

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