- tibia valga
- a bowing of the leg in which the angulation is away from the midline of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tibia valga
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tibia valga — Tibia curvada con la superficie convexa dirigida hacia el exterior de la pierna. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
tibia valga — noun an inward slant of the thigh • Syn: ↑knock knee, ↑genu valgum • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tibia — The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as the shinbone. Tibia is a Latin word meaning both shinbone and flute. It is thought that tibia refers to both the bone and the musical… … Medical dictionary
Genu — The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However, the word genu is also used in medicine as in: genu recurvatum (hyperextension of the knee), genu valgum (knock knee) and genu varum… … Medical dictionary
valgus — [ valgys ] adj. et n. m. • 1839; mot lat. « bancal » ♦ Méd. Se dit du pied, du genou, de la cuisse, de la main qui sont déviés en dehors (opposé à varus). Pied bot valgus. ♢ N. m. Valgus du pied : position du pied lorsqu il est tourné vers l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
disablement — noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness reading disability hearing impairment • Syn: ↑disability, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Derivationally related forms: ↑handicap ( … Useful english dictionary
impairment — noun 1. the occurrence of a change for the worse (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑damage, ↑harm • Derivationally related forms: ↑impair, ↑harm (for: ↑harm), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genu valgum — noun The condition in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles far apart Syn: knock knee, tibia valga … Wiktionary
knockkneed — adjective a) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart b) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga) See Also: knock knee … Wiktionary
genu valgum — noun an inward slant of the thigh • Syn: ↑knock knee, ↑tibia valga • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
