pott : Idioms & Phrases

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pott's disease

  • noun TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
WordNet
Pott's" dis*ease"
Definitions
  1. (Med.) 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. Dunglison.
Webster 1913