knock-knee

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knock-knee (n

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A deformity of the legs in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles are spread widely apart.

knock-kneed adj.

knock-knee

(Medicine / Pathology) a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing Technical name genu valgum

knock-kneed adj

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knock-knee - an inward slant of the thigh

genu valgum, tibia valga

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

disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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