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PES CAVUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pes cavus mean? 

PES CAVUS (noun)
  The noun PES CAVUS has 1 sense:

1. a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a clawplay

  Familiarity information: PES CAVUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PES CAVUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

clawfoot; pes cavus

Hypernyms ("pes cavus" is a kind of...):

deformity; malformation; misshapenness (an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed)


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