Valgus

What do we mean by valgus?

Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot. adjective

Knock-kneed. adjective

A valgus bone. noun

A bow-legged man. The term genu valgum is incorrectly employed for knock-knee, bow-legs being designated by genu varum. noun

A form of clubfoot characterized by eversion of the foot: more fully called talipes valgus. noun

Knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body) adjective

A deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body noun

Knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Words that are spelled similarly to valgus:
valgus, vagus, valgum, vulgus, vargus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word valgus:
bunion, varus, osteotomy, hallux, deformity, tibial, femur, distal, ligament, medial, angled, collateral, knee, elbow, outward, stress, fracture, lateral, posterior, anterior, injuries, bone, segment, angle, joint, test, leg, degrees, testing, occurs, foot, extension, injury, occur, force, damage, refer, always, hand, seen, common, species, term, forces.

Words that rhyme with valgus:
algous.

Adjectives that are often used to describe valgus:
hallux, congenital, severe, slight, excessive, cubitus, bilateral, adolescent, rigid, juvenile, calcaneo, paralytic, mild, normal, progressive, forefoot, calcaneal, physiologic, subtalar, significant, extreme, marked, moderate, femoral, part, distal, functional, tibial, anatomic, physiological, ankle, correct, residual, flexible, spurious, traumatic, compensatory, symptomatic, painful, interphalangeal, arthritic, recurrent, neutral, persistent, rear, associated, abnormal, equino, symmetric, degree, varus, spastic, spasmodic, standing, pronounced, unilateral, resultant, concomitant, passive, foot, preoperative, carpal, repetitive, anatomical, excess.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective valgus:
deformity, rotation, laxity, alignment, position, stability, instability, angulation, extension, knees, osteotomy, force, deformities, foot, stress, motion, test, testing.

Consonant match to valgus:
vulgus.

Words that sound like valgus:
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