Pott aneurysm
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Pott aneurysm disease etc. — (pot) [Sir Percivall Pott, English surgeon, 1714–1788] see aneurysmal varix, under varix; see tuberculosis of spine; and see under abscess, curvature, fracture, paraplegia, and tumor … Medical dictionary
Aneurysm — A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened and may rupture. The word “aneurysm” comes from the Greek “aneurysma” meaning “a widening.” * * *… … Medical dictionary
Pott — Sir Percivall, English surgeon, 1714–1788. See P. abscess, P. aneurysm, P. curvature, P. disease, P. fracture, P. paralysis, P. paraplegia … Medical dictionary
Varix — An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery or lymphatic vessel. * * * 1. A dilated vein. 2. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. [L. v. (varic ), a dilated vein] v. anastomoticus SYN: aneurysmal v.. aneurysmal v. dilation and… … Medical dictionary
aneurysmal varix — aneurysmoid varix 1. a markedly dilated tortuous vessel. 2. a form of arteriovenous aneurysm in which the blood flows directly into a neighboring vein without the intervention of a connecting sac; called also anastomotic v. and Pott aneurysm … Medical dictionary
John Abernethy (surgeon) — John Abernethy (1764–1831). Engraving by John Cochran after a portrait by Thomas Lawrence. John Abernethy FRS (3 April 1764 – 20 April 1831) was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.[1] He was … Wikipedia
