hammertoe

hammertoe
/ham"euhr toh'/, n. Pathol.
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.
[1885-90; HAMMER + TOE]

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