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Pott's fracture

Pott's fracture noun: any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.

Noun

Pott's fracture

  1. (archaic) Any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.

Synonyms of Pott's fracture

Origin of Pott's fracture

English physician Percivall Pott experienced this injury in 1765 and described his clinical findings in a paper published in 1769.

Questions about Pott's fracture

What does Pott's fracture mean?
Pott's fracture means any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.
What part of speech is Pott's fracture?
Pott's fracture is a noun.

Words near Pott's fracture in the dictionary

  1. potstone
  2. potstones
  3. potsy
  4. pott
  5. Pott's disease
  6. Pott's fracture
  7. pottable
  8. pottage
  9. pottager
  10. pottagers
  11. pottages

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