Pott's disease
[ pots ]
/ pɒts /
noun Pathology.
caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine, and usually associated with a tuberculosis infection.
Origin of Pott's disease
1825–35; named after Percival
Pott (1714–88), British surgeon, who described it
British Dictionary definitions for pott's disease
Pott's disease
/ (pɒts) /
noun
a disease of the spine, usually caused by tubercular infection and characterized by weakening and gradual disintegration of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs
Word Origin for Pott's disease
C18: named after Percivall
Pott (1714–88), English surgeon
Medical definitions for pott's disease
Pott's disease
n.
tuberculous spondylitis