carpus curvus
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carpus — 1. SYN: wrist. 2. SYN: carpal bones, under bone. [Mod. L. fr. Gr. karpos] c. curvus SYN: Madelung deformity. * * * car·pus kär pəs n, pl car·pi .pī, .pē 1) WRIST 2) the group of bones supporting the wrist comprising in humans … Medical dictionary
deformity — A permanent structural deviation from the normal shape, size, or alignment, resulting in disfigurement; may be congenital or acquired. SEE ALSO: deformation (1). Åkerlund d. indentation (incisura) with niche of duodenal … Medical dictionary
Madelung deformity — radial deviation of the hand secondary to overgrowth of the distal ulna or shortening of the radius; called also carpus curvus … Medical dictionary
