genu valgum

1. 1.

   an inward slant of the thigh

   Synonymsknock-kneetibia valga

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   Part ofleg

Questions about genu valgum

What does genu valgum mean?

genu valgum means "an inward slant of the thigh".

What is another word for genu valgum?

Close synonyms include knock-knee, tibia valga. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genu valgum a common word?

genu valgum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.