foot deformity in which the feet are extroverted, so that the inner ankle rests on the ground, while the sole of the foot is more or less turned outwards, 1800, from Latin varus "bent, bent outwards, turned awry, crooked," specifically "with legs bent inward, knock-kneed," of uncertain origin.
If the original meaning was 'with the legs opened', varus might be compared with vanus and vastus, and reflect *wa-ro- 'going apart, letting go'. In any case, none of the other etymologies proposed seems plausible. [de Vaan]
The use of classical varus and valgus, which denoted deformities of the legs, in modern medicine to describe deformities of the feet, was criticized by learned writers (see "Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal," July 1838).
双语例句
1. Varus mal reduction was defined as a head - shaft angle of 120 degrees.
内翻复位不良按头 - 干角120度为标准.
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2. OBJECTIVE : To construct an animal model of delayed cubitus varus.
目的建立缓发型肘内翻畸形动物模型.
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3. Results The cubitus varus of all cases were corrected satisfactorily.
结果所有病例肘内翻畸形均获纠正,效果良好.
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4. Varus moments were applied with a load cell ( Interface, Scottsdale, Ariz ).
采用压力传感器 ( Interface, Scottsdale, Ariz ) 测定内翻运动.
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5. Frequently happened sequela of this kind of fracture is elbow varus.
