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Encyclopedia > Big toe

The hallux or big toe is the biological name for digit I. In humans and non-human primates, the hallux is the largest toe on the foot.


The human big toe has limited grasping ability. Chimpanzees and many other non-human primates, who lack opposable thumbs, have an opposable hallux.


In birds with a anisodactyl or heterodactyl feet, the hallux is opposed or directed backwards and allows for grasping and perching.


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Hallux Valgus and Bunion: Foot Problems: Merck Manual Home Edition (392 words)
Hallux valgus is an abnormally positioned big toe, in which the joint at the base of the toe bulges outward from the inner side of the foot and the big toe points inward (toward the smaller toes).
A bunion is a painful swelling of the fluid-filled sac (bursa) at the base of the big toe that occurs because of the hallux valgus.
The result is a bump on the inside edge of the foot, where the metatarsal head meets the base of the big toe.
Bunion Deformity (Hallux Valgus, Hallux Abducto Valgus) (504 words)
A bunion (hallux valgus, hallux abducto valgus) is a sometimes painful structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe.
The big toe may turn in toward the second toe (displacement), and the tissues surrounding the joint may be swollen and tender.
A bunion is a sometimes painful deformity of the bones and the joint between the big toe and the foot.
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