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Pott's disease definition

Pott's· disease (päts′)

tuberculous caries of the vertebrae, resulting in curvature of the spine

Etymology: after Percival Pott (1714-88), Eng surgeon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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