Meanings
nounMadelung's deformity (plural not attested)
- no pluralThe presence of malformed wrists and wrist bones and short stature, often associated with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis.
Origin
Named after Otto Wilhelm Madelung.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish Madelungin epämuodostuma
- Madelungin epämuodostumacondition
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Madelung's deformity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madelung's%20deformity
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“Madelung's deformity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madelung's%20deformity. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madelung's deformity,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madelung's%20deformity.
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