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Pott's disease

Pott's disease noun: a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.

Noun

Pott's disease (uncountable)

  1. A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.

Origin of Pott's disease

After Percivall Pott (1714–1788), a London surgeon who trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

Questions about Pott's disease

What does Pott's disease mean?
Pott's disease means a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.
What part of speech is Pott's disease?
Pott's disease is a noun.

Words near Pott's disease in the dictionary

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