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valgize

valgize verb: to produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

Verb

valgize (third-person singular simple present valgizes, present participle valgizing, simple past and past participle valgized)

  1. (transitive) To produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.
    • As the insertion is almost 2 cm distally and dorsally from the center of rotation of the metatarsophalangeal joint, tensioning by tenodesis effect tends to induce supination of the hallux and to valgize the joint [25].2020 February, Thibaut Leemrijse, Bernhard Devos Bevernage, “Surgical treatment of iatrogenic hallux varus”, in Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research, volume 106, number 1 (Supplement)...

Forms of valgize

third-person singular presentvalgizes
present participlevalgizing
past participlevalgized
pastvalgized
alternative formvalgise

Origin of valgize

From valg(us) + -ize.

Questions about valgize

What does valgize mean?
Valgize means to produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.
What part of speech is valgize?
Valgize is a verb.
What is the past tense of valgize?
The past tense of valgize is valgized.

Words near valgize in the dictionary

  1. valeyable
  2. Valga County
  3. valganciclovir
  4. Valgardson
  5. Valgardsons
  6. valgize
  7. valgized
  8. valgizes
  9. valgizing
  10. valgoid
  11. valgous

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