English Explanatory Dictionary

Blount's disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.

Word forms

Blount's disease

Etymology

Named for Walter Putnam Blount.

Synonyms

tibia vara
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