1
: 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
a valgus heel
valgus deformity of the big toe
2
: varus sense 1
—used of the knee
valgus
noun
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Her brain was small, like a chimpanzee's, but her pelvis and leg bones (including a valgus knee) looked almost identical to modern humans, indicating that Australopithecus afarensis was fully bipedal, i.e., stood upright and walked erect.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
That last motion causes valgus torque, the force that stresses the UCL.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2019
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
That last motion causes valgus torque, the force that stresses the UCL.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2019
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valgus
adjective
val·gus
ˈval-gəs 
1
: turned outward
especially
: 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
a valgus heel
valgus deformity of the big toe
see cubitus valgus, hallux valgus, talipes valgus compare genu valgum, genu varum
2
: varus sense 1
—used especially in orthopedics of the knee
changes spontaneously from the initial varus (bowing) to a valgus position (knock-knee) at about age 2 to 3—Joan M. Walker
Joan M. Walker
valgus
noun
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