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val·gus
adj : turned outward : esp : of, relating to, or being a deformity in which an anatomical part is turned outward away from the midline of the body to an abnormal degree < deformity of the ankle> - see CUBITUS VALGUS HALLUX VALGUS TALIPES VALGUS - compare GENU VALGUM GENU VARUM VARUS valgus n
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Similar sounding terms: falx flex flux
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