Pott, Percival

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• Pott — Pott, Percival …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Pott — (Percival) (1714 1788) chirurgien anglais. || MED Mal de Pott: ostéite tuberculeuse des vertèbres (gros abcès, paralysie des membres inférieurs) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Pott [3] — Pott, Percival, engl. Chirurg, geb. 1713, gest. 22. Dez. 1788 als Oberarzt am Bartholomäushospital zu London, nach ihm benannt das Pottsche Übel (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

• Pott (surname) — Pott is a surname.People called Pott include: * Francis Pott (1957), British composer, pianist, senior academic and university administrator * Joel Pott (1979), English lead vocalist and guitarist of indie band Athlete * John Pott (or Potts),… …   Wikipedia

• Pott's disease — Pott s dis*ease (Med.) Caries of the vertebr[ae], frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. [1913 Webster] {Pott s fracture}, a fracture of the lower… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pott's fracture — Pott s disease Pott s dis*ease (Med.) Caries of the vertebr[ae], frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. [1913 Webster] {Pott s fracture}, a fracture… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pott's disease — Pott s′ disease [[t]pɒts[/t]] n. pat caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine • Etymology: 1825–35; after Percival Pott (1714–88), British surgeon, who described it …   From formal English to slang

• Pott's disease — [päts′] n. [after Percival Pott (1714 88), Eng surgeon] tuberculous caries of the vertebrae, resulting in curvature of the spine …   English World dictionary

• Pott [3] — Pott, 1) Johann Heinrich, geb. 1692 in Halberstadt; prakticirte als Arzt in Halberstadt, später in Halle u. endlich in Berlin, wo er Professor der Chemie am Medicochirurgischen Collegium u. Oberaufseher der königlichen Apotheken wurde. Er fand… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Pott's disease — noun TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine • Hypernyms: ↑tuberculosis, ↑TB, ↑T.B. * * * ˈpäts noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Percivall Pott died 1788 English surgeon …   Useful english dictionary