To a deformity in which part of a limb is turned outward or twisted away from the center of the body (e.g., talipes valgus, a deformity in which the foot is twisted outward).
Structural deformation of being bent or turned outward; most often used to describe extremities.
Abnormally turned out. Valgus is an adjective used to describe a deformity in which a hand or foot is turned out from the center of the body, as with knock-knees.
Describing any deformity that displaces the hand or foot away from the midline.
This term means the outward angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint, giving rise to, for example, knock-knee (genu valgum) or flat-foot (pes planus).
Bent or turned outward, used especially of deformities in which the most distal anatomical part is angled outward and away from the midline of the body, as talipes valgus or hallux valgus.
The medical terminology for the outward shifting of a body part is “prolapse.”
A term that describes an outward turning position.