Thesaurus: talipes

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1. n. The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot.
2. n. congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
3. The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot. Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. calcaneus (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
4. n congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes