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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: FTR dpcrozier #189221 02/12/10 11:07 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Medical folks know that (latin) valgus means knock-knee, and (latin) varus means bow-leg. In Latin, valgus means 'bow-legged' (link) and varus means 'knock-kneed' (link). The online medical dictionaries I consulted preserve the original Latin meanings, but at least one said that the two words meanings were often reversed. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? dpcrozier 02/11/10 06:13 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? dhirajwohra 02/11/10 06:40 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/10 07:13 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/11/10 07:18 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/10 07:25 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/11/10 07:30 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/11/10 07:38 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/11/10 07:51 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? olly 02/11/10 08:23 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/11/10 11:59 PM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Faldage 02/12/10 12:49 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? Faldage 02/12/10 01:17 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? tsuwm 02/12/10 05:33 AM Re: prevaricate / knock-knee and bow-leg error? BranShea 02/12/10 09:29 AM Re: FTR zmjezhd 02/12/10 11:07 AM Re: FTR tsuwm 02/12/10 05:24 PM Re: FTR Zed 02/13/10 07:23 AM Re: FTR BranShea 02/13/10 05:45 PM varus and valgus wofahulicodoc 02/14/10 06:32 PM Re: varus and valgus BranShea 02/14/10 08:07 PM Re: varus and valgus Avy 02/15/10 12:56 AM Re: varus and valgus Jackie 02/15/10 02:43 AM Re: varus and valgus olly 02/15/10 03:12 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,299 Sep 16th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 3,177 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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