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knock-knee
[ nok-nee ]
noun
- inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to knock together in walking.
- knock-knees, the knees of a person whose legs have such curvature.
knock-knee
noun
- a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing Technical namegenu valgum
Derived Forms
- ËŒ°ì²Ô´Ç³¦°ì-ˈ°ì²Ô±ð±ð»å, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ì²Ô´Ç³¦°ì-°ì²Ô±ð±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of knock-knee1
Example Sentences
That dog’s gonna be right jealous you dumped her so easy for something as plain and homely as that skinny, knock-knee Foster girl.
Flat-foot is often associated with knock-knee in children and young adults who are the subject of rickets.
In oblique fracture a gliding displacement is liable to occur and cause bow- or knock-knee.
An obliquity of the bone may result when one half of the epiphysial cartilage is destroyed and the other half continues to form bone, giving rise to such deformities as knock-knee and club-hand.
Scoliosis, lordosis, knock-knee, flat foot, pigeon chest, albuminuria, cold and cyanosed extremities, are the rule rather than the exception.
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