Pott's disease

English

Etymology

After Percivall Pott (1714–1788), a London surgeon who trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

Noun

Pott's disease (uncountable)

1. A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.

Translations

type of tuberculosis

• Finnish: selkärankatuberkuloosi
• Romanian: morbul lui Pott (ro) n