talipes varus

  • 1Talipes varus — Talipes Tal i*pes, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. [1913 Webster] Note: Several varieties… …

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  • 2talipes varus — n a congenital deformity of the foot in which it is rotated outward so that walking is done on the outer side of the sole * * * a deformity of the foot in which the heel is turned inward from the midline of the leg …

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  • 3Talipes — Tal i*pes, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. [1913 Webster] Note: Several varieties are… …

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  • 4varus — Bent or twisted inward toward the midline of the limb or body; modern accepted usage, particularly in orthopedics, erroneously transposes the meaning of valgus to v., as in genu varum (bow leg). [Mod. L. bent inward, fr. L. knock kneed] * * *… …

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  • 5Talipes equinovarus — The common ("classic") form of clubfoot. Talipes is made up of the Latin talus (ankle) + pes (foot). Equino indicates the heel is elevated (like a horse’s) and varus indicates it is turned inward. With this type of clubfoot, the… …

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  • 6Varus deformity — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Varus Deformity MRI and photograph DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|M|21|1|m|20 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In orthopedics, a varus deformity is a term for the… …

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  • 7varus — adj. describing any deformity that displaces the distal end of a limb towards the midline. See: bow legs (genu varum), club foot (talipes varus), hallux varus Compare: valgus …

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  • 8Varus — Va rus, n. [NL., fr. L., bent, grown inwards.] (Med.) A deformity in which the foot is turned inward. See {Talipes}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 9Talipes — Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common ("classic") type of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus), the foot is turned in sharply and the person seems to be walking on their ankle.… …

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  • 10Talipes — Ta̱li|pes [↑Talus und lat. pes, Gen.: pedis = Fuß] m; , Tali̱pedes oder ...pe̱des: = Pes varus …

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