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Pott's disease

[ pots ]

noun

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


Pott's disease

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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Pott's disease1

1825–35; named after Percival Pott (1714–88), British surgeon, who described it
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Pott's disease1

C18: named after Percivall Pott (1714–88), English surgeon
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Tuberculous spondylitis, a disease of the spine also known as Pott’s disease, was detected in his DNA sequence.

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In January, gaunt and exhausted, he wound up at the lab of Dr. de Waard, who diagnosed a rare form of tuberculosis called Pott’s disease, which affects the spinal column.

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It used to be considered that hip-joint disease and Pott's disease were the result of injuries in early life.

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And if we enter upon this work of charity, shall we not also accept some of those physically abnormal children who, affected by Little's disease or Pott's disease, are so little at their ease among their more robust companions?

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On the other hand, much more serious conditions, as Pott's disease, abscess of the liver, or some form of spondylitis, may be suspected.

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