deformation, deformity

(def-or-ma’shun, def or’mit-e). Distortion of any part or general disfigurement of the body. anterior d., lordosis. gun-stock d., deformation in which the forearm when extended makes an angle with the arm: due to fracture at the elbow. Made lung’s d., distortion of the radius at its lower end, with ulnar displacement backward. seal-fin d., outward deflection of the fingers in rheumatoid arthritis. silver-fork d., the peculiar deformity seen in Colles’ fracture. See illustration under fracture. Sprengel’s d., Gpngenital upward displacement of the scapula. elpeau’ Β d., silver-fork deformity. Vo. ’sd., congenital tibiotarsal dislocation.