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HALLUX (halluces)
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Irregular inflected form: halluces
Dictionary entry overview: What does hallux mean?
• HALLUX (noun)
The noun HALLUX has 1 sense:
1. the first largest innermost toe
Familiarity information: HALLUX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first largest innermost toe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hallux" is a kind of...):
toe (one of the digits of the foot)
Holonyms ("hallux" is a part of...):
foot; human foot; pes (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint)
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