valgus
pronunciation
How to pronounce valgus in British English:
UK ['vælgəs]
How to pronounce valgus in American English:
US ['vælgəs]
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- Adjective:
- turned outward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted away from the center of the body
Word Origin
- valgus (adj.)
- deformity in which a bone or joint is twisted outward from the center of the body; form of club-foot, 1800, from Latin valgus "bandy-legged, bow-legged, having the legs bent outward." Said to be probably related to Sanskrit valgati "to move up and down," Old English wealcan "to roll, move to and fro" (see walk (v.)), perhaps on the notion of "go irregularly or to and fro" [Tucker]. "Yet the main characteristic of 'bow-legged' is the crookedness of the legs, not 'going up and down' or 'to and fro'" [de Vaan] and there are phonetic difficulties. A classical word used in a different sense in modern medicine; also see varus.
Example
- 1. Severely impacted valgus proximal humeral fractures : surgical technique .
- 2. Effect of minimally invasive therapy for hallux valgus .
- 3. Design and evaluation of orthosis within shoe for foot with hallux valgus .
- 4. The comparative analysis of hallux valgus measurement .
- 5. Tke application radionuclide bone imaging for thetreatment of hallux valgus .