valgus

ˈvælgəs

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Definition of valgus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

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deformity with limb part twisted away from midline

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The doctor diagnosed the patient with valgus in the knees.

knock-knee

Adjective

limb alignment

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angled outward from the body's center line, due to abnormal bone deviation

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The x-ray showed a valgus knee alignment after the injury.

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similar

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hallux valgus

abnormal bending of the big toe towards other toes

She was diagnosed with hallux valgus and needed special shoes.

Origin of valgus

Latin, valgus (bent outward)

Examples of valgus in a sentence

Surgery was required to correct the valgus deformity.
The surgeon corrected the patient’s valgus deformity during the operation.
Her gait improved after treatment for the valgus ankle position.

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French:valgus, en valgus, ...
German:X-Beine, valgisch, ...
Italian:valgismo, valgo, ...
Spanish:valgo, con desviación hacia fuera de la línea media del cuerpo, ...
Portuguese:valgo, desviado para fora em relação à linha média do corpo, ...
Chinese:外翻, 外翻的, ...
Japanese:外反, 外反の, ...
Arabic:انحراف للخارج, أَرْوَح, ...
Hebrew:וַלְגוּס, וָלְגוּסִי, ...
Russian:вальгус, вальгусный, ...
Ukrainian:вальгус, вальгусний, ...
Hindi:वैल्गस, वाल्गस, ...
Bengali:ভ্যালগাস, অস্থি-বিকৃতির কারণে অঙ্গ শরীরের মধ্যরেখা থেকে বাইরের দিকে হেলে থাকা অবস্থার, ...
Catalan:valgo, valg, ...
Czech:valgózita, valgózní, ...
Danish:valgus, udadbøjet, ...
Dutch:valgus, x-beenig, ...
Greek:βλαισότητα, βλαισός, ...
Hungarian:valgus, kifelé deviáló, ...
Khmer:ភាពខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយដែលផ្នែកអវយវៈបត់ចេញពីខ្សែកណ្ដាលរាងកាយ, បែរចេញក្រៅពីខ្សែកណ្ដាលរាងកាយ, ...
Korean:외반, 외반의, ...
Persian:والگوس, به‌سمتِ بیرون منحرف, ...
Polish:koślawość, koślawy, ...
Portuguese (BR):valgo, com desvio ósseo para fora, ...
Romanian:valgus, valg, ...
Swedish:valgus, utåtvinklad, ...
Thai:ความผิดรูปวาลกัส, โก่งออก, ...
Turkish:valgus, dışa açılan, ...
Vietnamese:chứng vẹo, gập ngoài, ...

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Definition of valgus - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

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