单词 | pott |
释义 | Pottn. Medicine. 1. Used with reference to tuberculous inflammation of the spine and its complications, described by Pott in 1779 (in Remarks on that kind of palsy of the lower limbs, which is frequently found to accompany a curvature of the spine) and 1782 (in Farther Remarks). a. Pott's disease n. tuberculous inflammation of the vertebral column (tuberculous spondylitis), esp. as manifested by kyphosis with some degree of paralysis of the lower extremities. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > types of mollification?a1425 hemiplexy1576 paraplegia1583 dead palsy?1594 hemiplegia1600 sideration1612 astrobolism1651 paresis1668 hemiplegy1755 general paralysis1820 refixation1825 Pott's disease1827 pamplegia1842 pamplegy1857 crossed palsy1858 transverse palsy1858 neuroparalysis1859 general paresis1862 athetosis1871 monoplegia1876 spastic paralysis1877 Landry's paralysis1882 Little's disease1884 cerebral palsy1889 paraparesis1890 hemiparesis1893 Pott's paraplegia1895 sleep-palsy1896 quadriplegia1897 pressure paralysis1899 Bell's palsy1904 taboparesis1910 tetraplegia1911 tick paralysis1914 quadriparesis1948 Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome1957 1827 Lancet 28 July 520/2 They had seen cases of Pott's disease. 1897 T. L. Stedman 20th Cent. Pract. XI. 600 The symptoms of Pott's disease may be divided into those referable to the diseased vertebræ, to the affected nerve roots of the spinal cord, and to the spinal cord itself. 1974 C. B. T. Adams in R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery xiv. 286 Tuberculosis (Pott's disease..of the spine) or a pyogenic extrathecal abscess may also cause cord compression. 1990 Correspondent Mag. 17 Sept. 18/2 He was crippled by Pott's disease, a tubercular spinal ailment which forced him to wear a tormenting wooden brace. b. Pott's curvature n. now rare (sharply angulated) kyphosis caused by Pott's disease; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1829 Lancet 22 Aug. 667/1 What has been called Pott's curvature, is occasioned by disease which destroys the substance of the vertebræ. 1872 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 44/2 Angular Curvature (frequently known as Pott's Curvature..in consequence of that eminent surgeon having been first to describe its true nature). 1914 Lancet 21 Mar. 826/1 The advanced surgery—especially his [sc. Paré's] operation for straightening the Pott's curvature described in detail and repeated 400 years later in an identical technique. c. Pott's paraplegia n. paraplegia or paraparesis caused by Pott's disease. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > types of mollification?a1425 hemiplexy1576 paraplegia1583 dead palsy?1594 hemiplegia1600 sideration1612 astrobolism1651 paresis1668 hemiplegy1755 general paralysis1820 refixation1825 Pott's disease1827 pamplegia1842 pamplegy1857 crossed palsy1858 transverse palsy1858 neuroparalysis1859 general paresis1862 athetosis1871 monoplegia1876 spastic paralysis1877 Landry's paralysis1882 Little's disease1884 cerebral palsy1889 paraparesis1890 hemiparesis1893 Pott's paraplegia1895 sleep-palsy1896 quadriplegia1897 pressure paralysis1899 Bell's palsy1904 taboparesis1910 tetraplegia1911 tick paralysis1914 quadriparesis1948 Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome1957 1895 Lancet 2 Feb. 300/2 Pericarditis, empyema, phthisis, Pott's paraplegia, cancer, ingrowing toe-nail, and ruptured uterus are examples of what we mean. 1967 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 49B 674 (title) Treatment of Pott's paraplegia by operation. 2002 Clin. Orthopaedics No. 398. 75 Prompt treatment can reverse paralysis and minimize the potential disability resulting from Pott's paraplegia. 2. Pott's fracture n. fracture of the distal fibula, usually with some degree of dislocation of the ankle and lateral displacement of the foot; an instance of this.Described by Pott in 1769 (in Remarks on Fractures & Dislocations 57). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [noun] > fractures > fracture of fibula Pott's fracture1844 1844 Lancet 6 Apr. 83/2 There was a Pott's fracture of the left leg, which was treated in the usual manner. 1884 W. Pye Surg. Handicraft xiv. 209 It may be doubted whether a true Pott's fracture is ever so perfectly recovered from, that the movements of the ankle are quite free, and no deformity is noticeable. 1922 Arch. Surg. 4 56 Pott's fracture, as described and pictured by himself, is a primary, nearly transverse, fracture of the fibula, attended by a subsequently produced ‘partial dislocation’ of the ankle joint internally. 1962 Surgery 51 284/2 I believe that the term ‘Pott's fracture’ should be applied as a generic term to any and all fractures of the ankle due to external rotation violence. 1996 J. D. Welsh Med. Hist. Union Generals 317 He had a Pott's fracture, was laid up for six weeks, and needed a crutch for three months. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827 |
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