valgus

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adjective

knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Opposite
varus
OriginLatin valgus →
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Meanings

adjectivevalgus (not comparable)
  1. not comparableknock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

Opposite
varus
Broader
deformitymalformationmisshapenness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvalgus
  2. Englishvalgus

Borrowed from Latin valgus.

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APA

valgus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgus

MLA

“valgus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valgus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valgus.

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