Sprengel's deformity


Spreng·el's deformity

noun \ˈshpreŋ-əlz-\

Definition of SPRENGEL'S DEFORMITY

: a congenital elevation of the scapula

Biographical Note for SPRENGEL'S DEFORMITY

Sprengel, Otto Gerhard Karl (1852–1915), German surgeon. Sprengel described a congenital elevation of the scapula in 1891.

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