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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pott's disease

· Pott's· dis·ease · IPA
01 Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Po…
  1. 1.
    Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia.