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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]