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Pott's disease

Meaning of "Pott's disease" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTT'S DISEASE

Named after Percivall Pott (1714–88), English surgeon.

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PRONUNCIATION OF POTT'S DISEASE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTT'S DISEASE

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Pott's disease is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POTT'S DISEASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pott disease

Pott's disease or Pott disease is a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis whereby disease is seen in the spinal vertebrae. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can affect the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints. It is named after Percivall Pott, a British surgeon. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae are the areas of the spine most often affected. Scientifically, it is called tuberculous spondylitis and it is most commonly localized in the thoracic portion of the spine. Pott’s disease results from haematogenous spread of tuberculosis from other sites, often pulmonary. The infection then spreads from two adjacent vertebrae into the adjoining intervertebral disc space. If only one vertebra is affected, the disc is normal, but if two are involved, the disc, which is avascular, cannot receive nutrients and collapses. The disc tissue dies and is broken down by caseation, leading to vertebral narrowing and eventually to vertebral collapse and spinal damage. A dry soft tissue mass often forms and superinfection is rare.

Definition of Pott's disease in the English dictionary

The definition of Pott's disease in the dictionary is a disease of the spine, usually caused by tubercular infection and characterized by weakening and gradual disintegration of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTT'S DISEASE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTT'S DISEASE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POTT'S DISEASE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Pott's disease in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pott's disease» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Pott's disease to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Pott's disease from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pott's disease» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

波特氏病
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Enfermedad de Pott
570 millions of speakers
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English

Pott´s disease
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पोट का रोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرض بوت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Болезнь Потта
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Doença de Pott
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পট রোগ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Le mal de Pott
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penyakit Pott
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pott -Krankheit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

脊椎カリエス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

POTT 병
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pott´s disease
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bệnh Pott của
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

போட் நோய்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पॉटचा रोग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Pott hastalığı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Morbo di Pott
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Pott za choroba
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хвороба Потта
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Boala lui Pott
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νόσο του Pott του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pott se siekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Potts sjukdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pott sykdom
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTT'S DISEASE»

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Pott's Disease: Its Pathology and Mechanical Treatment, with ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Newton Melman Shaffer, 2012
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Infectious Disease Secrets
What is Pott's disease? Pott's disease of the spine, or tuberculous spondylitis, refers to infection of the vertebral bodies as a result of hematogenous dissemination (usually with initial infection), contiguous disease, or lymphatic spread from ...
Robert H. Gates, 2003
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Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging
Diagnosis Pott's disease (tuberculosis [TB] of the spine). Differential Diagnosis • Pyogenic spondylodiskitis q Metastatic disease q Fungal infection q Sarcoidosis Discussion Background Tuberculosis infects nearly 2 billion people worldwide, ...
Peter L Munk, Anthony G Ryan, 2011
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Challenging Cases in Spine Surgery
Muwaffak Abdulhak, Shaden Marzouk. IPART V I Infection Spinal Epidural Abscess Thoracic Osteomyelitis Pott's Disease PART V Infection.
Muwaffak Abdulhak, Shaden Marzouk, 2011
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Mark Twain in the Company of Women
duction of the Swedish Movement Cure, or the practice of kinesipathy, in America in 1857 and the development of a method for relieving and curing Pott's disease ( more commonly known as tuberculosis of the spine).26 Alfred R. Shands, ...
Laura E. Skandera-Trombley, 1997
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Adult Orthopaedic Nursing
Spine (Pott's Disease). Tuberculosis should be considered when there is a spinal infection. A tubercular infection of the spine, by far the most common form of skeletal tuberculosis, is known as Pott's disease. It commonly affects the segment  ...
Delores Christina Schoen, 2000
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Neurology and General Medicine
There is no consensus regarding timing of surgery, operative ap- proach, or the use of instrumentation.132 POTT'S DISEASE Tuberculous spondylitis with kyphotic deformity of the spine was first reported in detail by Sir Percivall Pott in the late ...
Michael Jeffrey Aminoff, 2008
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Clinical Infectious Disease
Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott's disease) is frequently associated with epidural abscess and may be the presenting or sole manifestation of reactivation tuberculosis. Chronic osteomyelitis due to mycobacteria is often clinically and radiologically ...
David Schlossberg, 2008
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology
However, there seems to be no reason to reject three cases of Pott's disease from New York (Ritchie, 1952). The Lichtors (1957) described an osseous ankylosis of a Pott's deformity from Tennessee (A.D. 1200-1400), suggesting the disease ...
Arthur C. Aufderheide, Rodreguez-martin Conrado, 1998
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Homeopathy cures:
Pott's Disease Disease Discription : Pott's disease, which is also known as Pott's caries, David's disease, and Pott's curvature, is a medical condition of the spine. Individuals suffering from Pott's disease typically experience back pain, night ...
Publishthis, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTT'S DISEASE»

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Kokopelli: Fertility God of the American Southwest
Spinal tuberculosis or Pott's Disease would explain the crooked posture, and even the erection present in some petroglyphs; the pressure from ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
The horrors of the old asylum
... held by no less than Percival Pott (Pott's disease of spine and 'puffy tumour' fame) and James Paget (Paget's diseases of bone and breast). «Irish Medical Times, Jan 15»
3
Get out the stethoscope, today we diagnose Tiny Tim
Have you ever heard of Pott's disease? Neither had I. It's a form of tuberculosis that affects the spine. It usually hits children under age 10 and ... «azcentral.com, Dec 14»
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The face of ALS: Hidden Valley Lake man's family studied to …
... Anna Herman Reich introduced the condition – then known as Pott's disease-- to the first American generation of Breidenfield's ancestors. «Lake County News, Sep 14»
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Keeping spinal tuberculosis at bay
Spinal tuberculosis, also known as Pott's disease, is a condition in which the vertebrae gets infected with tuberculosis. It is caused by ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
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TB or not TB: which of these girls has it?
TB — aka consumption, scrofula or Pott's disease — has plagued mankind for centuries. We tend to think of its victims as a dead poets' society: ... «Evening Standard, Apr 14»
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Dalagang dinapuan ng Pott's disease o tuberculosis of the spine …
We welcome healthy discussions and friendly debate! Please click Flag to alert us of a comment that may be abusive or threatening. Read our ... «GMA News, Mar 14»
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Cornell Professor Seeks Cure for Tuberculosis
Known throughout history as consumption, white plague and Pott's disease, tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases that has plagued ... «Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, Sep 13»
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IOS to hold int'l conf on Abul Qasim Al-Zahrawi's legacy in medicine …
He described tuberculosis of the spine, which is now known as Pott's disease (named after the English physician Percivall Pott, 1714-1788). «TwoCircles.net, Sep 13»
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Painful swelling, lateral proptosis of right eye in a 9-year-old male
This is a grammatical mistake made in reference to many conditions (Down's syndrome, Pott's disease, Pott's puffy tumor, Kawasaki's disease, ... «Healio, Jul 13»
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