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Brodie's abscess

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

Brodie's abscess (plural Brodie's abscesses)

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

References edit

  • 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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