varus

English - Turkish

Definition of varus in English Turkish dictionary

kemik veya eklemin kusurlu teşekkül

(Tıp) Çarpık bacaklı, paytak

(Tıp) Eğri, eğik, içe çarpık, kavisli

English - English

Definition of varus in English English dictionary

Bowlegged

abnormally bent inward

turned inward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted toward the center of the body; "varus deformities of the hand"

A deformity in which the foot is turned inward

turned inward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted toward the center of the body; "varus deformities of the hand

Bending or turning inward towards the midline of the body

Angulation inward and toward the midline of the body

Bent or twisted

{s} characterized by an abnormal turning inward of a bone from the middle of the body (especially a knee or foot)

Related Terms

Publius Quintilius Varus

v. died AD 9 Roman general. He was born a patrician; his father was one of the murderers of Julius Caesar. Varus crushed the rebellion in Judaea (4 BC) and reestablished Roman control. Assigned to the frontiers east of the Rhine, he tried to assert Roman jurisdiction, but he was overwhelmed by a German attack in the Teutoburg Forest and lost three legions. Disgraced, he killed himself by falling on his sword. His defeat led to the loss of all Roman possessions east of the Rhine

Hyphenation

var·us

Etymology

[ 'var-&s, 'ver- ] (noun.) 1800. New Latin, from Latin, bent, knock-kneed.