| whistling deformity | Deformity caused by insufficient tissue in the lower border of a repaired cleft lip, giving the appearance of whistling. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Whitehead deformity | Circumferential mucosal ectropion at the anus following Whitehead's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contracture deformity | Deformity of a limb without discernable primary changes of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Haglund's deformity | An abnormal prominence of the posterior superior lateral aspect of the os calcis, caused by a gait disorder. Synonym: Haglund's deformity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sabre-shin deformity | <radiology> Marked periostosis of tibia, seen in congenital syphilis (12 Dec 1998) |
| hill-sachs deformity | <radiology> Indentation or groove on posterolateral aspect of humeral head, probably due to compression of humeral head on posterior lip of glenoid, suggests repeated or chronic anterior shoulder dislocation, may occur after one episode of dislocation associated with: Bankhart lesion of glenoid (12 Dec 1998) |
| seal-fin deformity | Deflection outward of the fingers in rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver-fork deformity | The deformity resembling the curve of the back of a fork seen in Colles' fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sprengel deformity | <radiology> Congenital elevation of scapula, rotated may lead to inferior edge points medially, uni- or bilateral, almost always associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome, with or without omocervical (or omovertebral) bones: joins scapula to C5 or C6 (12 Dec 1998) |
| Sprengel's deformity | Congenital elevation of the scapula. Synonym: scapula elevata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deformity | A permanent structural deviation from the normal shape or size, resulting in disfigurement; may be congenital or acquired. Synonym: deformation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swan-neck deformity | Hyperextension of the proximal interphalangeal joint with flexion of the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torsional deformity | In orthopedics, a deformity caused by rotation of a portion of an extremity with relationship to the long axis of the entire extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equinus deformity | Plantar declination of the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erlenmeyer flask deformity | <radiology> Abnormal modeling of metaphysis, osteopetrosis, chronic anaemia (e.g., SSD), Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick disease, fibrous dysplasia, Pyle disease (metaphyseal dysplasia) (12 Dec 1998) |