🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

波特氏病

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bō tè shì bìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pott's disease/ˈpɒts dɪˈziːz/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"波特氏病是一种累及脊椎的结核病。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    Tuberculous spondylitis; a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs, whereby the disease is localized in the vertebrae.

    "The patient's chronic back pain and spinal deformity were ultimately diagnosed as Pott's disease."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Named after Percivall Pott (1714–1788), an eminent English surgeon who first described the condition in the 18th century. The term combines his eponym with the medical designation for an illness, specifically denoting tuberculosis affecting the spine.

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