Genu valgum, commonly called `knock-knee`, is a condition in which the knees angle in and touch one another when the legs are straightened. Individuals with severe valgus deformities are typically unable to touch their feet together while simultaneously straightening the legs. The term originates from the Latin genu, `knee`, and valgus which a...
A deformity marked by lateral angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh. ... Synonym: knock-knee, tibia valga. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(je´nu val´gәm) a childhood deformity, developing gradually, in which the knees rub together or “knock” in walking and the ankles are far apart; the most common causes are irregularity in growth of the long bones of the lower limb (sometimes from injury to the bone ends at the knee) and weak ligaments....
Knock knee
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a deformity marked by lateral angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh. Synonyms: knock-knee, tibia valga
genu valgum 1. An inward slant of the thigh. 2. A deformity marked by lateral angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh; knock-knee.
A condition wherein the thighs slant inwards causing knock knees.