ulnar deviation

deviation /de·vi·a·tion/ (de″ve-a´shun)

1. variation from the regular standard or course.

2. strabismus.

3. the difference between a sample value and the mean.

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complement deviation  inhibition of complement fixation or complement-mediated immune hemolysis in the presence of excess antibody.

conjugate deviation  deflection of the eyes in the same direction at the same time.

immune deviation  modification of the immune response to an antigen by previous inoculation of the same antigen.

radial deviation 

1. a hand deformity sometimes seen in rheumatoid arthritis, in which the fingers are displaced to the radial side.

2. splinting of arthritic hands into this position to correct ulnar deviation.

sexual deviation  sexual behavior or fantasy outside that which is morally, biologically, or legally sanctioned, often specifically one of the paraphilias.

standard deviation  (SD) a measure of the amount by which each value deviates from the mean; equal to the square root of the variance; symbol σ.

ulnar deviation  a hand deformity of chronic rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus in which swelling of the metacarpophalangeal joints causes displacement of the fingers to the ulnar side.

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ulnar deviation (ul´nr),

n a position of the hand in which the wrist bends toward the little finger. Continued ulnar deviation positioning may cause a repetitive strain injury.