Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A toe, usually the second, that is permanently flexed downward, resulting in a clawlike shape.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A medical condition where a
toe ispermanently bent down . - noun countable A toe suffering from such condition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch
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Examples
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But trimming a long toe can prevent it from becoming a hammertoe, in which the toe buckles up at the joint, often creating painful corns on top and displacing the fat pad underneath.
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The higher the heel, the more pressure is placed on the forefoot and the likelier you are to develop a bunion, hammertoe, pinched nerve, corn, or callus.
Leora Tanenbaum: Shoes Wisely: 10 Smart Shoe Shopping Tips for the Ladies 2010
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The higher the heel, the more pressure is placed on the forefoot, the higher the likelihood of developing a bunion, hammertoe, neuroma, corn, or callus.
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The higher the heel, the more pressure is placed on the forefoot, the higher the likelihood of developing a bunion, hammertoe, neuroma, corn, or callus.
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Rosa Elisabetta of the hammertoe, Rosa Elisabetta of the corns.
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Pointy toes pinch, causing painful hammertoe and blisters.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Youner, a podiatrist in Midtown, said her patients' high heels led to broken feet, bunions, hammertoe and inflamed nerves - but no headaches.
NYT > Home Page By THE LEARNING NETWORK 2011
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"If someone has a hammertoe, the toes are curled up as a result of wearing high-heeled shoes," Garten said.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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A hammertoe is when a toe becomes curled up like a claw.
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Bunions, hammertoe and other foot problems and deformities
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