Pott's disease

UK: /pɒts/ US: (pots)

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Pott's′ disease′  (pots), [Pathol.]

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

• named after Percival Pott (1714–88), British surgeon, who described it 1825–35

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Pott's disease / pɒts/ noun

1. a disease of the spine, usually caused by tubercular infection and characterized by weakening and gradual disintegration of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs

Etymology: 18th Century: named after Percivall Pott (1714–88), English surgeon