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PES CAVUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pes cavus mean?
• PES CAVUS (noun)
The noun PES CAVUS has 1 sense:
1. a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw
Familiarity information: PES CAVUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
clawfoot; pes cavus
Hypernyms ("pes cavus" is a kind of...):
deformity; malformation; misshapenness (an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed)
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