var·us (vâr  s, v r-)n. An abnormal position of a bone of the leg or foot. [From Latin v  rus, crooked.] |
varus [ˈvɛərəs]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body
[from Latin: bow-legged]
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| Noun | 1. | varus - a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree deformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed valgus - a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body |
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