hammer toe
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See also: hammertoe
English
Noun
hammer toe (plural hammer toes)
- A deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent at the first joint, resembling a hammer.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 539:
- He had contracted a hammer-toe from his solitary walking about the town.
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