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hammer toe

n. A deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent at the first joint, resembling a hammer.

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Hammer toe

A hammer toe or contracted toe is a deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent, resembling a hammer. Mallet toe is a similar condition affecting the distal interphalangeal joint.

Claw toe is another similar condition, with dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx on the lesser metatarsophalangeal joint, combined with flexion of both the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints. Claw toe can affect the second, third, fourth, or fifth toes.

Usage examples of "hammer toe".

My mother took thalidomine, and all I got was this lousy hammer toe.