tibia vara

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tibia vara - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, bow legleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankledisability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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[tib´e-ah] the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg; it articulates with the femur" >femur and head of the fibula" >fibula above and with the talus" >talus below. See appendix 3-3 and see color plates.

Tibia. Anterior (A) and posterior (B) views of the right tibia. From Dorland's, 2000.tibia val´ga a bowing of the leg in which the angulation is away from the midline of the body.tibia va´ra medial angulation of the tibia in the metaphyseal region, due to a growth disturbance of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial epiphysis; there are both infantile and adolescent types. Called also Blount's disease.

ge·nu va·'rum

a deformity marked by medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh; an outward bowing of the legs. Synonym(s): bandy-leg, bowleg, bow-leg, tibia vara

tibia vara

(1) Genu varum, see there.
(2) Blount's disease, see there.

ge·nu va·rum

(jē'nyū vā'rŭm) A deformity marked by medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh; an outward bowing of the lower limbs.
Synonym(s): bowleg, bow-leg, tibia vara.

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noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

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