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Blount's disease

Blount's disease noun: a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.

Noun

Blount's disease (uncountable)

  1. A growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.
    Synonyms:
    tibia vara

Synonyms of Blount's disease

Origin of Blount's disease

Named for Walter Putnam Blount.

Questions about Blount's disease

What does Blount's disease mean?
Blount's disease means a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.
What part of speech is Blount's disease?
Blount's disease is a noun.

Words near Blount's disease in the dictionary

  1. Blouin
  2. Blouins
  3. blound
  4. Blount
  5. Blount County
  6. Blount's disease
  7. Blounts
  8. Blountstown
  9. Blountsville
  10. Blountville
  11. blousabella

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