- talipes equinovalgus
- a deformity of the foot in which the heel is elevated and turned outward from the midline of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
talipes equinovalgus
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Talipes — 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.… … Medical dictionary
equinovalgus — SYN: talipes e.. * * * equi·no·val·gus (e kwi″no valґgəs) talipes equinovalgus … Medical dictionary
pes equinovalgus — see under talipes … Medical dictionary
pes — 1. [TA] SYN: foot (1). 2. Any footlike or basal structure or part. 3. Talipes. In this sense, p. is always qualified by a word expressing the specific type. [L.] p. abductus SYN: talipes valgus. p. adductus SYN … Medical dictionary
