• Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon.
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Tuberculosis of the spinal vertebrae (bones)
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Pott's' dis·ease' (Medicine) Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival
Pott , an English surgeon.
Pott's fracture ,
a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Dungli...Found on
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Tuberculosis of the spine.
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Pott's disease: An old term for tuberculosis of the spine that caused softening and collapse of the vertebrae, often resulting in kyphosis, a 'hunchback' deformity, which was called 'Pott's curvature.' Named for the English surgeon Sir John Percivall Pott (1714-1788) who described it.Common Misspellings: pott's diease, pott's desease
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[
n] - TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
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noun TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
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