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Definition of Hammertoe
1. Noun. A deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch.
Definition of Hammertoe
1. Noun. A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down. ¹
2. Noun. A toe suffering from such condition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hammertoe
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hammertoe
Literary usage of Hammertoe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Surgeon-General's Office (1916)
"... displacement or deformity of any of the toes. hammertoe is cause for rejection
if it is well marked and interferes with the wearing of ordinary shoes. ..."
2. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"hammertoe results from a shortening of the tendons that control the ... hammertoe is
treated by wearing shoes and stockings with plenty of toe room. ..."
3. Race Decadence: An Examination of the Causes of Racial Degeneracy in the by William Samuel Sadler (1922)
"hammertoe, bunion, and many other defects can be corrected by a surgeon.
Painful feet may be due to infection in tooth sockets or tonsils — search for such ..."
4. Surgical diseases of children: A Modern Treatise on Pediatric Surgery by Samuel Walter Kelley (1914)
"... a st antiseptic dressing, a plaster ized for one or two mont both knee and
ankle in the FIG. 142. hammertoe, appr cavils ..."
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