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