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big toe
The big toe bone is called the hallux. It is the innermost (most medial) toe of the foot, and is made up of the proximal and distal phalanges.
Hallux is another word for "big toe"
The hallux is your largest toe of your foot.
No, hallux valgus is another name for bunion.
Yes, a bunionectomy is a surgical correction for hallux valgus.
The hallux is not always bigger than the second toe on most people.
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Hammer toe
The medical root word 'hallux' refers to the great toe (Latin).
The folks at Word Dynamo suppose that people who can define hallux may also know over 8,000 words.Your hallux would be your big toe. See the definition at the Related Link listed below:
Hallux refers to the great (big) toeValgus refers to the abnormal angleAbducto refers to the angulation toward the second toe.Common medical terms for bunion are Hallux Valgus and Hallux Abducto Valgus (HAV).When your toenails grow thich and uglythe above is wrong.the answer is:: Hallux Valgus, also known as a bunionHallux valgus(hallux = great/big toe; valgus = abnormally turned position of a part of bone structure)halluxHallux valgus(hallux = great/big toe; valgus = abnormally turned position of a part of bone structure)