PREHALLUX

Etymology

Noun

prehallux (plural prehalluxes)

(anatomy) An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*hal"lux, n. Etym: [NL. See Pre-, and Hallux.] (Anat.)

Definition: An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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