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valgizing

valgizing is the present participle and gerund of valgize.

Meaning of valgize

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)...

Questions about valgizing

What is valgizing the present participle and gerund of?
Valgizing is the present participle and gerund of valgize.

Words near valgizing in the dictionary

  1. Valgardson
  2. Valgardsons
  3. valgize
  4. valgized
  5. valgizes
  6. valgizing
  7. valgoid
  8. valgous
  9. Valgrind
  10. valgus
  11. Valhall

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