Erlenmeyer flask deformity


Er·len·mey·er flask de·for·mi·ty

(er'lĕn-mī-ĕr), a deformity at the distal end of the femur caused by a failure of the shaft of the bone to develop to its normal tubular shape, with the result that the bone is wide for a much longer distance up the shaft than normal; encountered in Gaucher disease. [resemblance to an E. flask]

Erlenmeyer,

Emil, German chemist, 1825-1909. Erlenmeyer flask - shaped so that its liquid content can be shaken laterally without spilling.Erlenmeyer flask deformity - a deformity at the distal end of the femur with the result that the bone is wide for a much longer distance up the shaft than normal.