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V0033200 (vâr′əs, văr′-)n. An abnormal position of a bone of the leg or foot.

[From Latin vārus, crooked.]

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(ˈvɛərəs) adj (Pathology) pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body[C19: from Latin: bow-legged]

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n. abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline. [1790–1800; < Latin: bent]

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Noun

varus - a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degreedeformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformedvalgus - a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

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(Publius Quinctilius Varus) (vâr`əs), d. A.D. 9, Roman general. In 13 B.C. he was consul with Tiberius Claudius Nero (later emperor as TiberiusTiberius
(Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus) , 42 B.C.–A.D. 37, second Roman emperor (A.D. 14–A.D. 37). He was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla and was originally named Tiberius Claudius Nero. He campaigned (20 B.C.) in Armenia, became (19 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. ) and later was governor of Syria. Although unsuited for the position, he was appointed governor of Germany by AugustusAugustus
, 63 B.C.–A.D. 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar. Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the Julian gens (44 B.C.) Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian); Augustus was a title of honor granted (27 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. . In A.D. 9, to suppress an uprising, he led three legions across the Rhine into the Teutoburg Forest, where they were massacred by the troops of ArminiusArminius
, d. A.D. 21, leader of the Germans, called Hermann in modern German. He was a chief of the Cherusci (in an area of present-day Hanover) when the Romans were pushing east from the Rhine toward the Elbe.
..... Click the link for more information. . Varus himself committed suicide. This defeat was a major catastrophe for the Romans. It is said that afterward Augustus would start up from sleep, crying, "Varus, Varus, bring me back my legions!"

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[va´rus] (L.) bent or twisted inward; denoting a deformity in which the angulation of the part is toward the midline of the body, as in talipes varus.

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(va'rŭs), This form of the adjective is used only with masculine nouns (metatarsus varus, plural metatarsi vari. With feminine nouns the form vara is used (tibia vara, plural tibiae varae), and with neuter nouns the form varum (genu varum, plural genua vara). Do not confuse this word with valgus.Latin adjective describing any joint in an extremity that is deformed in such a way that the more distal of the two bones forming the joint deviates toward the midline, as in bowleg. [Mod. L. bent inward, fr. L. knock-kneed]

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(vâr′əs, văr′-)n. An abnormal position of a bone of the leg or foot.

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Orthopedics A fixation of a part in the position assumed if it were inverted–in a frontal plane, fixation where the plantar surface is directed toward the midline

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(var'ŭs) Descriptive of any of the paired joints of the limbs with a static angular deformity in which the bone distal to the joint deviates medially from the longitudinal axis of the proximal bone, and toward the midline of the body, when the subject is in the anatomic position. The adjective varus is attached sometimes to the name of the joint (cubitus varus) and sometimes to the name of the body part just distal to the joint (hallux varus). The gender of the adjective matches that of the Latin noun to which it is joined; thus, cubitus, hallux, metatarsus, pes, talipes varus; coxa, manus, talipomanus vara; genu varum.
Compare: valgus[Mod. L. bent inward, fr. L. knock-kneed]

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(va'rus) [L, varus, vara, varum, bent, bent inward, knock-knee(d)]

KNOCK-KNEE: In medical usage, referred to as “valgus knee” or “genu valgum.”Bent or turned inward, used esp. of deformities in which the most distal anatomical part is turned inward and toward the midline of the body. The classical Latin adjective varus, vara, varum means “knock-knee” or “knock-kneed” and applies to the appearance of the defect. The modern medical Latin adjective applies to the cause of the defect; thus a “varus knee” is caused by the inward bending of the tibia and fibula (towards the center of the body), resulting in “genu varum, ” or “bowleg.” See: illustration; valgus

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noun a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree

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