varize

English

Alternative forms

• varise

Etymology

From var(us) +‎ -ize.

Verb

varize (third-person singular simple present varizes, present participle varizing, simple past and past participle varized)

1. (transitive, medicine) To produce a medial angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

   Coordinate term: valgize

   • 1998 August, P. L. Fitzpatrick, D. A. F. Morgan, “Fresh osteochondral allografts: A 6–10-year review”, in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, volume 68, number 8, →DOI, page 574:

     The single segmental femoral head allograft measured 5 × 3 cm and was conical in shape. It was trimmed to have a firm press fit leaving the graft approximately equal to 1.5 mm proud. No fixation was employed (Fig. 2). A varizing proximal osteotomy was performed 6 months after allografting.

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