noun
Pott's disease; spinal tuberculosis; spinal caries
Medical term for tuberculosis of the spine, causing vertebral destruction and deformity.
脊椎カリエスは結核菌が脊椎に感染して起こる病気です。
Spinal caries is a disease caused by tuberculosis bacteria infecting the spine.
Compound of 脊椎 (spine) and カリエス (from German 'Karies', meaning caries or decay).