Hallux
[hal-uh ks] /ˈhæl əks/
noun, plural halluces
[hal-yuh-seez] /ˈhæl yəˌsiz/ (Show IPA). Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
2.
the comparable, usually backward-directed digit in birds.
/ˈhæləks/
noun
1.
the first digit on the hind foot of a mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian; the big toe of man
n.
1831, from Modern Latin hallux, corruption of allex “great toe.”
hallux hal·lux (hāl’əks)
n. pl. hal·lu·ces (hāl’yə-sēz’, hāl’ə-)
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- Hallux flexus
hallux flexus hallux flex·us (flěk’səs) n. Hammer toe of the big toe.
- Hallux rigidus
hallux rigidus hallux rig·i·dus (rĭj’ĭ-dəs) n. A condition in which there is stiffness in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe.
- Hallux valgus
noun 1. an abnormal bending or deviation of the big toe towards the other toes of the same foot hallux valgus hallux val·gus (vāl’gəs) n. Deviation of the tip or main axis of the big toe toward the outer side of the foot.
- Hallux varus
hallux varus hallux var·us (vâr’əs) n. Deviation of the main axis of the big toe to the inner side of the foot.