Etymology

valgus

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Today it means: knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body) Full definition →

Latin valgus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvalgus
  2. English todayvalgus

Borrowed from Latin valgus.

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