"hammer toe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hammer toes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hammer toe (plural hammer toes)
  1. A deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent at the first joint, resembling a hammer. Wikipedia link: hammer toe Related terms: mallet toe
    Sense id: en-hammer_toe-en-noun-CBiFnZzV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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