(văl′gŭs)
[Pronunciation]
[L., bowlegged]
Bent or turned outward, used esp. of deformities in which the most distal anatomical part is angled outward and away from the midline of the body, as talipes valgus or hallux valgus.
Figure: VALGUS
See: knock-knee; varus
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