GENU VALGUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genu valgum mean? 

• GENU VALGUM (noun)
  The noun GENU VALGUM has 1 sense:

1. an inward slant of the thigh

  Familiarity information: GENU VALGUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENU VALGUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inward slant of the thigh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

genu valgum; knock-knee; tibia valga

Hypernyms ("genu valgum" is a kind of...):

disability; disablement; handicap; impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)

Holonyms ("genu valgum" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)