Pott's disease

American  

[pots] / pɒts /

noun

Pathology.

1. caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine, and usually associated with a tuberculosis infection.

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Pott's disease British  

/ pɒts /

noun

1. a disease of the spine, usually caused by tubercular infection and characterized by weakening and gradual disintegration of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs

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Etymology

Origin of Pott's disease

1825–35; named after Percival Pott (1714–88), British surgeon, who described it

Example Sentences

Tuberculous spondylitis, a disease of the spine also known as Pott’s disease, was detected in his DNA sequence.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

Pott's disease, or tuberculosis of the bone, often results in an angular spinal deformity.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

Further, it may be inferred from the number of “cured” cases of Pott's disease met with in everyday life, that the malady is one from which recovery may be expected.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

It leads to extensive softening of the bodies of the vertebræ, so that they yield under the weight of the body, as in Pott's disease.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Syphilitic Disease of the Vertebræ.—All the clinical features of Pott's disease may be simulated by gummatous disease of the vertebræ.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander