VALGUS

valgus

(noun) a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

valgus (not comparable)

knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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