# Pott's disease

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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