pes cavus

1. 1.

   a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw

   Synonymsclawfoot

   Broaderdeformity

Questions about pes cavus

What does pes cavus mean?

pes cavus means "a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw".

What is another word for pes cavus?

Close synonyms include clawfoot. 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 pes cavus a common word?

pes cavus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.