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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? #189183 02/11/2010 6:13 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1 dpcrozier stranger dpcrozier stranger Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1 I refer to the Word-A-Day for February 9th, 2010: prevaricate, and the comment under etymology that (latin) varus meant (english) knock-knee. Medical folks know that (latin) valgus means knock-knee, and (latin) varus means bow-leg. Knock-knee refers to legs bent in, while bow-leg refers to legs curving out. Regards! M.D. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? dpcrozier 02/11/2010 6:13 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? dhirajwohra 02/11/2010 6:40 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/2010 7:13 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/11/2010 7:18 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/2010 7:25 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/11/2010 7:30 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/2010 7:38 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/11/2010 7:51 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? olly 02/11/2010 8:23 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/11/2010 11:59 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Faldage 02/12/2010 12:49 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Faldage 02/12/2010 1:17 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/12/2010 5:33 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/12/2010 9:29 AM Re: FTR zmjezhd 02/12/2010 11:07 AM Re: FTR tsuwm 02/12/2010 5:24 PM Re: FTR Zed 02/13/2010 7:23 AM Re: FTR BranShea 02/13/2010 5:45 PM varus and valgus wofahulicodoc 02/14/2010 6:32 PM Re: varus and valgus BranShea 02/14/2010 8:07 PM Re: varus and valgus Avy 02/15/2010 12:56 AM Re: varus and valgus Jackie 02/15/2010 2:43 AM Re: varus and valgus olly 02/15/2010 3:12 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,393 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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