POTT'S DISEASE


Meaning of POTT'S DISEASE in English

/pots/ , Pathol.

caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine, and usually associated with a tuberculosis infection.

[ 1825-35; named after Percival Pott (1714-88), British surgeon, who described it ]

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