spondylocace
[spon″dĭ-lok´ah-se] tuberculosis of the vertebrae.
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Rust,
Johann N., German surgeon, 1775-1840. Rust disease - tuberculosis of the two upper cervical vertebrae and their articulations. Synonym(s): malum vertebrale suboccipitale; spondylarthrocace; spondylocace
Rust phenomenon - in cancer of the upper cervical vertebrae, the patient supports the head by the hands when changing from the recumbent to the sitting posture or the reverse.
Rust sign
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