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Pott’s disease
Pott's dis·ease [ póts di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
disease of spine: a tubercular disease of the spine, marked by the destruction of the bone and disks and curvature of the spine
[Mid-19th century. After Sir Percivall Pott (1713-1788), English surgeon]
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