valgus /val·gus/ (val´gus) [L.] bent out, twisted; denoting a deformity in which the angulation is away from the midline of the body, as in talipes valgus. The meanings of valgus and varus are often reversed.
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val·gus (v l g s)adj. Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot; occasionally used to indicate an inward turning. n. A bone of the leg or foot characterized by such an abnormality. |
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[val′gəs]
Etymology: L, bent
describing an abnormal position in which a part of a limb is bent or twisted outward, away from the midline, such as the heel of the foot in talipes valgus (splayfoot). Compare varus. See also hallux valgus.
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[L.] bent outward; twisted; denoting a deformity in which the angulation is away from the midline of the body, as in coxa valga.
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Carpal valgus in a lamb. By permission from Smith BP, Large Animal Internal Medicine, Mosby, 2001
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Orthopedics Fixation of an extremity in the position it would assume if everted; if in the frontal plane, the plantar surface is directed away from the midline. Cf Varus.
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