hallux /hal·lux/ (hal´uks) pl. hal´luces [L.] the great toe.
hallux rigidus,
hallux doloro´sus a painful condition of the great toe, usually associated with flatfoot.
hallux flex´us h. rigidus.
hallux mal´leus hammer toe affecting the great toe.
hallux ri´gidus painful flexion deformity of the great toe with limitation of motion at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
hallux val´gus angulation of the great toe toward the other toes.
hallux va´rus angulation of the great toe away from the other toes.
hallux rig·i·dus (r j -d s)n. A condition in which there is stiffness in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. |
hallux rigidus,
a painful deformity of the great toe, limiting motion at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
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