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pott's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pot-t's dis-ease
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does pott's disease mean?
A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.
Where does pott's disease come from?
After Percivall Pott (1714–1788), a London surgeon who trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

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