Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valgus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: val-gus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valgus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *welH-, valgus

Derived Forms

calcaneovalgus valgize

Phrases

hallux valgus talipes valgus

Questions

What does valgus mean?: knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)
Where does valgus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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