Medical Dictionary

Sprengel's deformity

noun Spreng·el's deformity \ˈshpreŋ-əlz-\

Medical 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.

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears