hammertoe

[ ham-er-toh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a clawlike deformity of a toe, usually the second or third, in which there is a permanent flexion of the second and third joints.

  2. a toe having such a deformity.

Origin of hammertoe

1
First recorded in 1885–90; hammer + toe

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British Dictionary definitions for hammertoe

hammertoe

/ (ˈhæməˌtəʊ) /


noun
  1. a deformity of the bones of a toe causing the toe to be bent in a clawlike arch

  2. such a toe

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