Brodie's abscess

English

Etymology

Named after Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, who described it.

Noun

Brodie's abscess (plural Brodie's abscesses)

  1. (pathology) An abscess located near the joint end of a bone.

References
  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 9
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