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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespernas tortas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: per-nas tor-tas
"Ele nasceu com as pernas tortas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A condition in which the legs curve outward at the knees while the feet and ankles touch.
"The pediatrician examined the toddler's bowlegs during the routine checkup." - 2
Genenu varum, a skeletal deformity characterized by outward bowing of the lower extremities.
"Severe bowlegs can sometimes require orthopedic intervention in growing children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'bow' (referring to the curved shape, from Old English boga) and 'leg' (from Old Norse leggr). The term historically evolved to describe a physical condition where the legs curve outward at the knees.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bowlegs" is said worldwide
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jambes arquées
Transliteration: zhamb ar-kay
"Il est né avec des jambes arquées."
O-Beine
Transliteration: oh-by-neh
"Der Arzt stellte leichte O-Beine fest."
ginocchia vare
Transliteration: gino-kkia vare
"Il bambino ha un leggero problema di ginocchia vare."
piernas arqueadas
Transliteration: pier-nas ar-ke-a-das
"Las piernas arqueadas son comunes en bebés."
pernas tortas
Transliteration: per-nas tor-tas
"Ele nasceu com as pernas tortas."
धनुषाकार टांगें
Transliteration: dhanushaakar taangen
"बच्चे की टांगें धनुषाकार हैं।"
罗圈腿
Transliteration: luó quàn tuǐ
"这个幼儿有轻微的罗圈腿。"
오다리
Transliteration: o-dari
"그 소아는 오다리 증상이 있다."
O脚
Transliteration: ōkyaku
"子供のO脚は成長とともに治ることが多い。"
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