valgize

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verb

To produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

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Meanings

verbvalgize (third-person singular simple present valgizes, present participle valgizing, simple past and past participle valgized)

present singular third person valgizes · participle present valgizing · participle past valgized · past valgized · alternative valgise

  1. transitivemedicineTo produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

    As the insertion is almost 2 cm distally and dorsally from the center of rotation of the metatarsophalangeal joint, tensioning by tenodesis effect tends to induce supination of the hallux and to valgize the joint [25].

    2020 February, Thibaut Leemrijse, Bernhard Devos Bevernage, “Surgical treatment of iatrogenic hallux varus”, in Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research, volume 106, number 1 (Supplement), →DOI, page 7

Origin

From valg(us) + -ize.

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APA

valgize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgize

MLA

“valgize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valgize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgize.

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