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Pott’s disease

Pott's disease [ póts di zeez ]


noun 
Definition:
 
disease of spine: a tubercular disease of the spine, marked by the destruction of the bone and discs and curvature of the spine

[Mid-19th century. After Sir Percivall Pott (1713-1788), English surgeon]
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