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Brodie's abscess
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English
Etymology
Named after Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, who described it.
Noun
en pathology An abscess located near the joint end of a bone.
References
Thomas, Clayton L. Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary 1940 5th 1993 F. A. Davis Company Philadelphia, PA 0-8036-8313-8 9
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