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Pott's disease in American English
tuberculous caries of the vertebrae, resulting in curvature of the spine
noun: caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine, and usually associated with a tuberculosis infection

Pott's disease in British English
noun: a disease of the spine, usually caused by tubercular infection and characterized by weakening and gradual disintegration of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs

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